Effects of disclosure of comprehensive pretherapy information on clients at a university counseling center.

Dauser, Patricia J.; Hedstrom, Suzanne M.; Croteau, James M.

doi:10.1037/0735-7028.26.2.190

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“…Regardless of statutory and case law, psychologists are ethically obligated to help clients make fully informed decisions about disclosing personal information in therapy on the basis of advanced knowledge of possible consequences of such disclosure (APA, 1992). There is conflicting data regarding how knowledge of limitations to confidentiality influences client disclosures in therapy (Berlin, Malin, & Dean, 1991; Braaten, Ottos, & Handelsman, 1993; Dauser, Hedstrom, & Croteau, 1995; Taube & Elwork, 1990). Nonetheless, from an ethical perspective, it is critical that clients understand the limitations to their confidentiality if they are to make informed decisions about whether to enter into treatment and whether to disclose personal information during sessions.…”

Section: Implications For Practicementioning

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Privileged communication in the psychologist–client relationship.

Glosoff¹,

Herlihy²,

Herlihy³

et al. 1997

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Determining the status of privileged communications between psychologists and clients is a complex task. There is considerable variation across states with respect to the scope of psychologist–client privilege, and several sections of state codes directly and indirectly influence its status. An analysis of state laws related to privileged communication in the psychologist–client relationship is presented and prevalent legal exceptions and trends related to client privilege are discussed. Implications for practice to assist psychologists in balancing their ethical and legal obligations also are discussed.

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Privileged communication in the psychologist–client relationship.

Glosoff¹,

Herlihy²,

Herlihy³

et al. 1997

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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“…Keating and Fretz (1990) found that negative anticipations held by theologically conservative Christians about counselors can be differentially affected by explicit precounseling information that ignores (i.e., secular counselor), shows empathy with (i.e., religious-empathic counselor), or identifies with their Christian beliefs. Lewis, Davis, and Lesmeister (1983) suggested that providing potential clients with precounseling information may respond to their concerns about counseling as well as help them form more accurate expectations about counseling, and researchers have demonstrated that the use of precounseling information can help potential clients make better decisions about entering counseling (Dauser, Hedstrom, & Croteau, 1995;Lewis, Epperson, & Foley, 1989).…”

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Effects of Religiosity and Problem Type on Counselor Description Ratings

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Tracey

1997

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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This analogue study examines the interaction between precounseling information, religiosity, and problem type and its subsequent effect on counselor ratings of social influence and willingness to seek help. Using an inventory of Christian beliefs, the authors assess college students' religiosity. After providing a presenting problem and reading a description of a secular (nonreligious), religious-empathic, or Christian counselor, par ticipants responded to the Counselor Rating Form-Short and Willingness to Seek Help scale. Based on an Aptitude × Treatment interaction design using hierarchical multiple regression, the interactions between participant religiosity and counselor description, as well as participant religiosity, counselor description, and participant problem type, were predictive of counselor social influence and willingness to seek help ratings only with respect to the Christian counselor description. Implications of these results for research and practice are discussed.

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“…The role induction process should educate the client about therapy; clarify for the client what therapy entails and what therapy is not; the clients' role in therapy, the therapist's role in therapy; as well as provide information about confidentiality, fees, and length of sessions (Dauser, Hedstrom, & Croteau, 1995). However, role induction is an aspect of therapy that is typically approached in a cursory manner (Hass, 1991).…”

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“…Another study that explored the impact of pretherapy information on clients at a university counseling center was conducted by Dauser, Hedstrom, and Croteau (1995).…”

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Impact of a role induction to counseling on premature termination and readiness for change

Hendrickson¹,

Rogers²,

Rojas³

2012

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Research has consistently shown that therapy is effective and that clients experience positive outcomes from engaging in therapy (Orlinsky et al., 2004). However, past research has shown that many clients prematurely terminate therapy often with negative outcomes (Archer, Forbes, Metcalfe, & Winter, 2000; Carpenter, Morrow, del Gaudio, & Ritzler, 1981; Pekarick, 1985). The purpose of this study was to explore an intervention designed to reduce premature termination rates using a comprehensive, standardized role induction procedure and a more sensitive definition of premature termination. Further, the impact of the role induction as it relates to readiness for change was explored. This study also examined the impact the role induction would have on clients' commitment to therapy. A total of 106 adult clients seeking services at a community mental health center participated in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. Prior to the intake session, each participant viewed a video. The experimental group viewed the comprehensive role induction video and the control group viewed a video explaining the services at the counseling center. Next, all participants completed the self-report measures of commitment to therapy (i.e. EAC-B; Tinsley et al., 1980) and readiness for change (i.e. SOC; McConnaughy, Prochaska, & Velicer, 1983). The present data failed to show that a role induction to counseling significantly impacts premature termination, commitment to counseling or readiness for change among clients seeking counseling at a rural community mental health center. Overall, the data failed to support previous research CHAPTER I Counselor: Hello Sue, my name is Kim, welcome. What I want to do first is talk to you about counseling, my approach to counseling, and the process of counseling. Do you have any questions before we get started? Client: Not right now. Counselor: Ok, please feel free to stop me and ask as we go if you think of any. Client: Ok Counselor: First, I want to talk about therapy in general. Therapy works best when we work collaboratively. By that I mean we work together to help you meet your goals. You and I will talk about what it is you are having trouble with and we will figure out what your goals are for therapy. I am not here to tell you what to do nor do I have all the answers, we will work together to figure that out. Client: So, we work together to figure things out? Counselor: That's right, you know yourself better than I do, so we will work together to help you meet your goals. It will be very important for you to be open and honest with me and talk to me about how you are feeling, what you are thinking, etc. because that is the only way I will be able to learn how it is for you. I will do the same for you. I will be as open and honest as I can. Do you think you can do that? Client: It may be hard but I will try. Counselor: We also offer couples counseling at the center. Let's say you and your partner are having trouble getting along, you can come i...

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Effects of disclosure of comprehensive pretherapy information on clients at a university counseling center.

Cited by 7 publications

References 23 publications

Privileged communication in the psychologist–client relationship.

Privileged communication in the psychologist–client relationship.

Effects of Religiosity and Problem Type on Counselor Description Ratings

Impact of a role induction to counseling on premature termination and readiness for change

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