effects are found in fewer average sessions, and using an approach style that is more benign. Applications of SFBT SFBT is very adaptable to many settings because it helps the clients create custom-made interventions for themselves, and the client is always considered to be the expert. Even the practitioner's language is taken from the words the client uses to describe their life and preferred future. The result is that SFBT provides interventions that are perfectly matched with the clients' way of understanding and acting. Techniques such as the miracle question can be adapted to make them more culturally relevant and come across in ways more empathetic and supportive based on the culture and needs of the population being served. SFBT works well with children and families and can be applied to many family-related situations. It is effective with adolescents, pregnant and postpartum women, couples, and parents. SFBT was shown to be effective for families in the child welfare system, with case management in social welfare programs, financial counseling, and with therapy groups. SFBT has been applied to many settings, including education and business settings including coaching. and counselling. It is effective in schools and with college students. It was successfully used with populations in jails, inpatient addiction rehab centers, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and in a wide range of medical settings. It has been helpful with treating family members of patients with serious illnesses. SFBT is effective with people in many countries and cultures, including people from Turkey, Chile, Iran, and China. A systematic review showed it to be effective with Latinos. SFBT works in treating people who experienced trauma. It has been suggested to use with patients that are suicidal or in crisis, families coping with suicide, and patients with eating disorders substance use disorders, and obesity. It was also suggested as a promising intervention for individuals with a brain injury and was helpful with those with intellectual disabilities. It has even been documented to have been successfully used with a patient in a psychotic crisis. SFBT is effective in treating clients with depression. It has been shown to help increase self-esteem, hope, and good behavior among adolescents and children. It has been suggested that SFBT's ability to engender hope is what makes it effective for patients suffering from depression as the presence of hope is shown to have an inverse relationship with depression. Workers with child protective services report