Welcome
The European Brief Therapy Association is an organisation with the aim of supporting Brief Therapy. On these pages you will find information about the EBTA conferences, a collection of material and links leading to information about Brief Therapy, and information about the EBTA research grant.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE E.B.T.A.
-by luc Iseabart june 2011-
FOUNDATION AND THE FIRST YEARS
In 1993, the theme of the yearly conference organized by the Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy was : Honouring John Weakland on the occasion of his 80th birthday.
Steve de Shazer and Insoo Kim Berg called a meeting of all brief therapists who were present (of both the Solution- Focused and MRI models) and the International Brief Therapy Association or IBTA was founded.
The Europeans who were present decided to meet for breakfast on the next day and to found the European Brief Therapy Association, or EBTA... click to read the full article.
The EBTA conference 2012: UPSIDE DOWN - SF PARADIGMS - REVOLUTIONS & EVOLUTIONS
The next year conference of the European Brief Therapy Association which will take place in Torun, Poland - September 21-23, 2012.
The official website is at http://www.ebta2012.eu please visit for further information and registration details.
News
EBTA RESEARCH GRANT 2012
The European Brief Therapy Association Grant Awards committee has awarded a grant of 3500 Euro for 2012. There were some interesting applications. The successful project was: Antonio Machin for a quasi-experimental study of Solution-Focused child protection work with children at risk and their families in local public agencies in Tenerife, Spain.
Dr Alasdair Macdonald Research coordinator, EBTA. www.solutionsdoc.co.uk
EBTA RESEARCH GRANT 2013
The European Brief Therapy Association Board are offering two research grants in 2012 of 3500 Euro each to suitable projects carrying out research into solution-focused brief therapy and its applications.
To apply for a grant, please submit a statement of 800 words describing the aims of the project, the researchers involved and an outline of the proposed method. You should state the likely benefit of the project to sfbt and what other sources of funding have been sought or obtained. The names and contact details of two referees should be included.
Copies of the application should be submitted to Dr Macdonald by November 30th 2011 by email or land post. Dr Macdonald will forward copies to the other members of the awards committee. A decision will be made in January 2013. The recipients of the grants will be informed directly and announced on the sft-email discussion list. Recipients will be required to sign a document confirming their acceptance of the terms. The monies will be paid as a single sum in February 2013. A summary of the final results should be sent to the Research Coordinator when the study is completed. Whenever possible, the title of any subsequent publication should include a reference to ‘solution focused’ or ‘brief therapy’. The EBTA grant should be acknowledged in all documents and publications arising from the study. Presentation of the findings at the annual European Brief Therapy Association conference will be welcomed. Awards Committee: Dr Mark Beyebach, Universita Pontifidad, Salamanca, Spain; mbeyebach@upsa.es Prof Wally Gingerich, USA; wally@case.edu
Dr Alasdair Macdonald, UK; macdonald@solutionsdoc.co.uk Dr Ferdinand Wolf, Austria; ferdinand@wolf.co.at Dr Alasdair Macdonald Research coordinator, EBTA. www.solutionsdoc.co.uk
How to apply EBTA Research Grant 2013
THE SFBT-EVALUATION LIST IS NOW UPDATED FOR 2012
Dr Mark Beyebach, Spain, is the EBTA Research Coordinator and he keeps the SOLUTION-FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY EVALUATION LIST updated. Download your copy here.