Helpful and hindering events in psychotherapy: a practice research network study
| Autor: | James F. Boswell, Neal A. Hemmelstein, Martin Grosse Holtforth, Tara Weiszer, J. Gowen Roper, Nancy R. Chiswick, Stephen A. Ragusea, Marolyn Morford, Thomas D. Borkovec, Sanno E. Zack, Mary A. Boutselis, Louis G. Castonguay, Catherine Spayd, Sally Baker, Jeffrey S. Jackson, Diana D. Damer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Research design
Adult Male 050103 clinical psychology Psychotherapist Self-concept Helping behavior Practice research 03 medical and health sciences Interpersonal relationship 0302 clinical medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Interpersonal Relations Cooperative Behavior Observer Variation Mental Disorders 05 social sciences Professional-Patient Relations Pennsylvania Helping Behavior Self Concept 030227 psychiatry Psychotherapy Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Alliance Content analysis Research Design Female Psychology Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Psychotherapy (Chicago Ill.) |
| DOI: | 10.1037/a0021164 |
| Popis: | This paper presents the findings of a psychotherapy process study conducted within the Pennsylvania Psychological Association Practice Research Network (PPA-PRN). The investigation was the product of a long-term collaborative effort, both in terms of the study design and implementation, between experienced clinicians of various theoretical orientations and full-time psychotherapy researchers. Based on a relatively large sample of clients seen in independent practice settings, close to 1,500 therapeutic events (described by clients and therapists as being particularly helpful or hindering) were collected. These events were coded by three independent observers using a therapy content analysis system. Among the findings, both clients and therapists perceived the fostering of self-awareness as being particularly helpful. The results also point to the importance of paying careful attention to the therapeutic alliance and other significant interpersonal relationships. The merits and difficulties of conducting scientifically rigorous and clinically relevant studies in naturalistic contexts are also discussed. |
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