Workforce training in family therapy and systemic practices: An evaluation framework and case study

Abstract: Internationally, while the interdisciplinary field of family therapy  and  systemic  practices  is  well  established and evidence  for  therapeutic  impact  is  advanced,  evaluation  of training  and  measurement  of  its  impact  lags  behind.  This paper  addresses  this  gap,  utilising  a  single  case  study  at the  Bouverie  Centre,  the  largest  family  therapy  and workforce development  service  in  Australia.  We  describe  (a)  the  scope of  workforce  training  and implementation at the Centre, (b) the development of our training  research  and  evaluation framework, and  (c)  standardised data collection methodology, including a pre-post training reflective survey. Collectively, this work comprises our current evaluation framework through which we will subsequently ex-amine training impact. Future research and practice recommen-dations are offered to address challenges to workforce training evaluation and progress efficacy of family therapy training.