EBTA Research Task Group (EBTA RTG)
The EBTA RTG sees itself as a platform in which research activities related to the SF approach converge in order to support, promote and disseminate corresponding research activities, to provide an overview of the areas in which the relevance and applicability of the SF approach is currently being tested and evaluated and to serve as an advisory body for member researchers of the SF approach.
To fulfil these goals, the EBTA RTG is involved in the following activities:
- Maintains the list of publications on the SF approach (SFA PubList by EBTA) and conducts occasional reviews of the research on the SF approach;
- Provides support and consultations for researchers planning the research on the SF approach;
- EBTA Research Grant Committee (see the introduction below) evaluates applications and awards the annual EBTA Research Grant.
Rytis Pakrosnis
Ferdinand Wolf
Elena Lavrova
Andreea Żak
Leoš Zatloukal
Research Grant Committee
The EBTA RTG invites researchers who are involved in practice-relevant research to apply for the annual EBTA Research Grant. This is an opportunity to make your research project accessible to a broader interested professional audience, thereby contributing to the further development of the field and highlighting improvements made possible by solution-focused practices on a scientific basis.
All types of research projects can be supported (quantitative and/or qualitative; clinical or non-clinical…), as long as they meet standards of quality and rigor. Good research is one thing and yet, the implementation of its results in real-life situations is quite another. In many areas of society (healthcare, administration, education, security, etc.) there is an increasing expectation not only to conduct research, but also to implement and apply the results in practice.
The idea of the EBTA Research Grant was proposed by Steve de Shazer and agreed by the EBTA Board in 2000. Since then, nearly 25 grants have been awarded to research projects on the solution-focused approach and its applications.
Applications are evaluated and the decisions on awarding the EBTA Research Grant are made by the Research Grant Committee of the EBTA Research Task Group, consisting of two-three members of the EBTA Research Task Group and two-three external academics (currently coordinated by Rytis Pakrosnis).
More information and news on the EBTA Research Grant as well as the application form can be found here.
We are looking forward to your applications!
Rytis Pakrosnis
Ferdinand Wolf
Jos Kienhuis
