What is Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)

The key to addressing college student stress is to understand faculty stress and its link to student stress. The authors aim to draw links between the student and faculty stress culture, from the perspective of clinical psychological science, and with the express purpose of outlining solutions. They discuss (1) epidemiology of student and faculty stress, (2) clinical definition of stress, (3) sources of student stress and student stress culture, (4) sources of faculty stress and faculty stress culture, (5) links between faculty and student stress, (6) maladaptive ways that both faculty and students cope with stress, (7) solutions, inspired from talk therapies, (8) practical tips, and (9) conclusions and future outlook. They also aim to have some fun with this chapter and buck a few traditions—for a strong reason that will become apparent by the finish. This chapter is written for students, faculty, university support staff, and administrators.