title: First-session competency: the brief strategic therapy scale-1.
abstract: The first session in brief strategic therapy is the most critical phase of treatment. More than a mere "assessment phase," the first session in a true intervention sets the stage for all subsequent therapeutic maneuvers. This article presents a supervisory observation tool, the Brief Strategic Therapy Scale-1 (BSTS-1), a fidelity measure proposed as a more formal method of analyzing performance and competency of the therapist for the first session. During scale development, a narrow group of expert judges defined the core skills of therapists and determined the structure/phases of a brief strategic therapy first session. In addition, expert collaborators gave feedback on the scale's usability. This article concludes with the BSTS-1.
authors: Marital and Family Therapy, Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego, California 92131-1799, USA. rachelleamini@hotmail.com
authors: Rachelle L
authors: RL
authors: Amini
authors: Scott R
authors: SR
authors: Woolley
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008388:Marital Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires