Title

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy and Criminal Offending: A Family Conference Tool for Work in Restorative Justice

Department/School

Social Work

Date of this version

2012

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2012.31.4.49

Abstract

The use of solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT) with restorative justice is an important advancement for the criminal justice field. Together, SFBT and restorative justice may be viewed as a model of practice aimed at assisting people who have offended to set goals towards their desired futures while reconciling with their loved ones. This paper outlines the growth of SFBT in criminal justice along with some commonalities to restorative justice work. As an example of this progress, a case illustration is highlighted through the use of a family conference tool borrowed from child welfare.

Volume

31

Issue

4

Published in

Journal of Systemic Therapies

Citation/Other Information

Lehmann, P., Jordan, C., Bolton, K. W., Huynh, L., & Chigbu, K. (2012). Solution-focused brief therapy and criminal offending: A family conference tool for work in restorative justice. Journal of Systemic Therapies, 31(4), 49–62. https://doi.org/10.1521/jsyt.2012.31.4.49

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