Predictability of Family Therapists' Behaviour

Jj, Sigal; Ha, Guttman; Chagoya, Leopoldo; Jc, Lasry

doi:10.1177/070674377301800304

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“…The foundation of the McMaster Model is the Family Categories Schema (Epstein & Levin, 1973). The contributions of the McMaster group are the systematized way of classifying and observing family behavior, the research generated on the predictability of family therapists' behavior (Sigal, Guttman, Chagoya, & Lasry, 1973), and the consistent theoretical and practical implementation of a well-defined model of training.…”

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Family Therapy Training and Supervision Literature: A Comparative Review*

Liddle

Halpin

1978

J Marital Family Therapy

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The family therapy field is more sophisticated developmentally in its therapeutic methodologies than in the areas of training and supervision. Publications and research efforts on these latter topics have not Kept pace with the progress of the clinical aspects of the field. Family therapy training and supervision literature were reviewed and found to be fragmented and disorganized. There is a need for a comprehensive source which would synthesize this literature and compare the existing viewpoints. This paper works toward this end by reviewing, contrasting, and categorizing the available publications according to a series of content areas frequently appearing in the literature. These topic areas are: (1) Goals of Training and Supervision and Skills of the Supervisor; (2) Training and Supervision Techniques; (3) Supervisor-Supervisee Relutionship; (4) Personal Therapy for Trainees; (5) Politics of Family Therapy Training; and (6) Evaluation of Training. A comprehensive table is provided to quickly access references in the content area. Recommendations are offered for future efforts in this area.Due to the comparative newness of the family therapy field, writing and research efforts in supervision, teaching, and training have been relatively sparse. Bodin (1969) placed the teaching of family therapy in developmental perspective with his statement: "Following in the footsteps of family therapy itself, the training literature is just emerging &om its infancy." (p. 272). The Bodin paper offered a %brief' guide to the training literature by surveying and organizing the available references along certain dimensions. However, since his paper was written, a great deal of additional literature has emerged. Several authors have provided overviews of family therapy training opportunities but a comprehensive comparison and discussion of the major training and supervisory issues has not been attemped (Beal, 1976; Liddle, Vance, & Pastushak, 1979; Stanton, 1975; Williamson, 1973).Olson (1970) documented the changing qualitative and quantitative dimensions of publications on marital and family therapy. He reviewed over 500 articles and 30 books in these areas but made only passing reference to the training and supervision area. *Portions of this paper were presented Close NextKaslow (1977) provides a broadly based discussion of a variety of training issues in family therapy. Beginning with a historical perspective on the development of marital and family counseling, she describes sample training programs and the leadership role that a national professional organization (American Association of Marriage and Family Counselors) has assumed in the examination and certification of quality training programs. Kaslow then outlines some of the salient papers on supervision methods and techniques.A number of difficulties arise for the family therapy supervisor interested in availing himself of the published works in this area. First, the literature reflects the early developmental phase of training in family therapy. Most papers lack a s...

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Section: Goals Of Training and Supervision And Skills Of The Supervisormentioning

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“…October 1978 (1977) Beal (1976) Beatman (1964) Birchler (1975) Bodin (1969) Bodin (1972) Bowen (1978) Cleghorn & Levin (1973) Cohen, et al (1976) Colman (1965) Constantine (1976) Dell, et. a1 (1977) Dillon (1976) Ehrlich ( Sigal, et al (1973) Stanton (…”

Section: Journal Of Marriage and Family Counselingmentioning

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Family Therapy Training and Supervision Literature: A Comparative Review*

Liddle

Halpin

1978

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…Hollis (1968a), who used a verbal interaction typology developed earlier (Hollis, 1967(Hollis, , 1968b, found that caseworkers who used more reflective comments instead of directive and ventilative comments in the initial joint couple interviews had lower rates of discontinuance. In a similar vein, Postner, Buttman, , who used a process coding scheme developed at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal for studying verbal interaction in family therapy (Guttman, Sigal, & Chagoya, 1972;Guttman, Spector, Sigal, Rakoff, & Epstein, 1971;Sigal, Guttman, Chagoya, & Lasry, 1973;Sigal, Rakoff, & Epstein, 1967;Spector, Guttman, Sigal, Rakoff, & Epstein, 1970), examined the effects of therapist directive (D) statements (stimulating interaction, information gathering, giving support) and interpretation (I) statements (clarifying motivation, labeling unconscious motivation). The DirectiveInterpretation ratio decreased as therapy progressed.…”

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The relationship between therapist behaviors and outcome for middle- and lower-class couples in marital therapy

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Treated a sample of 77 distressed middle‐ and lower‐class couples by 19 therapists using conjoint therapy. Batteries of tests that assessed marital satisfaction and communications skills were given pre‐and posttherapy plus 3 and 6 months later. Couple and therapist therapy behavior were assessed using audio tapes of interview sessions. A variety of sex and social class differences were found that correlated with therapy outcome. The overall thrust of the findings suggests that no one marital therapy technique will be appropriate for the different sexes and with those of different SES backgrounds.

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“…Empirical studies by Alexander et al (1976), and Sigal et al, (1967and Sigal et al, ( , 1973 indicate that the family therapist must generally be prepared to be active in sessions and provide some structuring relatively early in the course of family therapy but at the same time be careful to avoid assaulting family defences too soon (Gurman and Kniskern, 1 9 7 8~) .…”

Section: Involving Children In Therapy-initial Tacticsmentioning

confidence: 99%