We are actively collaborating with colleagues who are solution-focused brief therapists, doing microanalysis together in order to reveal the details of language use in psychotherapy dialogues. One goal of our research is to make the processes of co-construction observable and specific. The starred articles below are good ones to start with.
De Jong, P., Bavelas, J. B., & Korman, H. (article being submitted). Microanalysis of formulations: Part I, Observing co-construction in psychotherapy.
Korman, H., Bavelas, J. B., & De Jong, P. (article being submitted). Microanalysis of formulations, Part II. Comparing solution focused brief therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and motivational interviewing.
Smock, S., Froerer, A., & Bavelas, J. B. (article being submitted). Microanalysis of positive and negative content in solution focused brief therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy expert sessions.
Healing, S., & Bavelas, J. B. (in press). Can questions lead to change? An analogue experiment. Journal of Systemic Therapies.
*Bavelas, J. (2011) Connecting the Lab to the Therapy Room: Microanalysis, Co-construction, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy.
Tomori, C., & Bavelas, J. B. (2007). Using microanalysis of communication to compare solution-focused and client-centered therapies.
McGee, D. R., Del Vento, A., & Bavelas, J. B. (2005). An interactional model of questions as therapeutic interventions.
Also: Simultaneous publication in Spanish. In Sistemas Familiares (2004, 20, 51-66).
*Bavelas, J. B., McGee, D., Phillips, B., & Routledge, R. (2000). Microanalysis of communication in psychotherapy.
Also: Reprinted in Spanish. In Sistemas Familiares, 19, 23-41.
McGee, D. (1999). Constructive questions. How do therapeutic questions work? Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Department of
Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, B. C., Canada. (Available at http://www.talkworks.ca/CQ.pdf)
Phillips, B. (1999). Reformulating dispute narratives through active listening. Mediation Quarterly, 17, 161.
Phillips, B. (1998). Formulation and reformulation in mediation and therapy. Unpublished master’s thesis, Department of
Psychology, University of Victoria, Victoria, B. C., Canada.
