Integrating Narrative Therapy Within Rehabilitative Programming for Incarcerated Adolescents

Abstract

The authors implemented a small‐series ( N = 8), single‐case research design to assess the effectiveness of a 10‐session narrative therapy intervention with adolescents enrolled in a juvenile boot camp facility. Analysis of participants’ scores on the Brief Symptom Inventory using the percentage of data points exceeding the median procedure (Ma, ) yielded treatment effects indicating that a narrative therapy intervention may be effective for reducing mental health symptoms. It is recommended that this body of research continue for other educational, work, and health settings.