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International Journal of Systemic Therapy

ISSN 0897-5353

3 papers in the library · 26 citations · publishing 2011-2025

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Development of Mindfulness Based Solution Focused Brief Therapy for Children (MBSFT-C): An International Delphi Study

International Journal of Systemic Therapy July 2, 2025 Mathew Abin, S. Rajan, Anekal C. Amaresha

ABSTRACT Internalizing and externalizing behavioral issues among children tend to appear together and are often interrelated. A combination of Solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) and Mindfulness is theoretically promising in reducing the co-occurrences of internalizing and externalizing issues. In this study, we developed and validated MBSFT-C, which addresses internalizing and externalizing...

Enhancing Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy Through the Practice of Mindfulness: A Case Analysis

International Journal of Systemic Therapy March 9, 2011 Nancy L. Beckerman, Michele Sarracco 23 citations

Though at first glance, mindfulness may not seem to be in concert with emotionally focused couple therapy, there are ways to intervene with each approach that enhances the treatment. Recent empirical evidence suggests that mindfulness practice can in fact complement emotionally focused therapy (EFT) in several areas of marital distress. This article reviews the empirical research on mindfulness...

Could EFT Have Saved the Buddha's Marriage? A Reflection on Beckerman and Sarracco

International Journal of Systemic Therapy March 9, 2011 Eric E. McCollum 3 citations

Efforts to integrate mindfulness meditation into existing Western psychoetherpay models are commonplace. While mindfulness techniques may work in concert with other models successfully, the richness of the mindfulness model of encountering the world is often lost. Using Beckerman and Sarracco's case study as an example, this paper explores some of the ways in which a more full integration of...