Determining differences between therapists using an extended version of the facilitative interpersonal skills performance test.

Autor: van Thiel SJ; Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo-Academic Collaborative Center Work & Health, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.; Mental Health Institute GGZ WNB, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands., de Jong K; Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands., Misset KS; Institute of Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands., Joosen MCW; Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo-Academic Collaborative Center Work & Health, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands., van der Klink JJL; Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo-Academic Collaborative Center Work & Health, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.; Optentia, North West University of South Africa, Potchefstroom, South Africa., Vermunt JK; Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo-Academic Collaborative Center Work & Health, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands., van Dam A; Tilburg School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tranzo-Academic Collaborative Center Work & Health, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.; Mental Health Institute GGZ WNB, Bergen op Zoom, The Netherlands.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of clinical psychology [J Clin Psychol] 2024 Jul; Vol. 80 (7), pp. 1698-1710. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 08.
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.23687
Abstrakt: Objectives: The therapist-facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS) has shown to predict therapy outcomes, demonstrating that high FIS therapists are more effective than low FIS therapists. There is a need for more insight into the variability in strengths and weaknesses in therapist skills. This study investigates whether a revised and extended FIS-scoring leads to more differentiation in measuring therapists' interpersonal skills. Furthermore, we explorative examine whether subgroups of therapists can be distinguished in terms of differences in their interpersonal responses.
Method: Using secondary data analysis, 93 therapists were exposed to seven FIS-clips. Responses of therapists using the original and the extended FIS scoring were rated.
Results: Three factors were found on the extended FIS scoring distinguishing supportive, expressive, and persuasive interpersonal responses of therapists. A latent profile analysis enlightened the presence of six subgroups of therapists.
Conclusion: Using the revised and extended FIS-scoring contributes to our understanding of the role of interpersonal skills in the therapeutic setting by unraveling the question what works for whom.
(© 2024 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Psychology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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