ISSN:
1573-3335
Keywords:
marital and family therapy
;
client/therapist relationship
;
clinical interviewing
;
process research
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Psychology
Notes:
Abstract A therapy research team interviewed a therapist in the presence of a couple. Following each of six consecutive sessions with a couple, an interviewer posed questions to the therapist and couple. While one question was standard to each interview, other questions were generated by team members who tracked the entire process via live observation. These questions were directed first at the therapist, then at the couple, and then focused on therapeutic process and outcome. Findings of this process for the therapy system included decreasing the hierarchy within the client/therapist relationship; increasing the client ownership and energy in the therapy process; discovering the presence of parallel processes between the systems; and informing the direction of future therapy sessions. Practical, clinical implications are discussed for a variety of therapy settings.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1007733920504
