Strategic therapy with children: Single-subject case-study demonstrations.

Szykula, Steven A.; Morris, Stephen

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“…Our findings stand in contrast to earlier reports regarding consumer satisfaction with paradoxical interventions. Parents of child clients in Szykula and Morris's (1984) study favorably rated the use of paradoxical procedures, and Weeks and L'Abate (1982) reported no dropouts that were attributable to the use of such procedures. And whereas some authors have emphasized caution to future users of paradoxical techniques (e.g., Kolko & Milan, 1983), accounts of adverse effects, high dropout rates, or ethical complaints are virtually absent from the paradoxical literature.…”

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“…Surprisingly, they stated that they could not remember a single case in which a paradoxical intervention led to the client's dropping out of treatment (p. 229). Recently, Szykula and Morris (1984) asked the parents of children treated via paradoxical or social learning techniques to rate their satisfaction with the particular approach used. Client satisfaction ratings obtained at the completion of treatment did not differ across treatments and were generally positive.…”

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“…This method of studying treatment acceptability differs from one in which acceptability ratings are obtained from clients after their participation in treatment (cf. Szykula & Morris, 1984). Factors that are independent of the procedures themselves but that may nonetheless have an impact on acceptability ratings (e.g., therapist variables, cost or outcome of treatment, extraneous life changes) are said to be minimized when the former methodology is followed (Kazdin, 1980a; Lebow, 1982).…”

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Acceptability of paradoxical interventions: Some nonparadoxical findings.

Cavell¹,

Frentz²,

Kelley³

1986

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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Acceptability of paradoxical interventions: Some nonparadoxical findings.

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Kelley³

1986

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

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“…Recent case studies and comparative outcome research have shown that both models are effective in reducing symptoms (Sayger, Horne, Walker, & Passmore, 1987;Szykula & Morris, 1986;Szykula, Sayger, Morris, & Sudweeks, 1987). Additionally, both therapeutic approaches have been evaluated by consumers to be appealing treatments which produce positive side benefits (e-g., improved marital relationships, etc.)…”

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Adolescent-Focused Family Counseling

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Szykula²,

Laylander³

1991

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

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There is a need for and appreciation of clear descriptions of psychotherapy processes (Morrow-Bradley & Elliott, 1986). Furthermore, it is relatively rare to find descriptions of therapeutic approaches being applied to identical clinical problems. This article presents typical in-session descriptions of Child-Focused Behavioral and Strategic Family Therapy models using identical hypothetical case studv comoarisons for each model. The authors orovide a brief s u m m a 6 of each therapy approach, the hypothetidal case which illustrates and conceotualizes both aooroaches consistent with their respective theories, a'discussion of tbk similarities and differences between each therapy model, and a commentary about the utility of presenting these comparative hypothetical cases. The authors do not attempt to determine the efficacy of one treatment approach as opposed to the other, but do offer a comparative examina- JOURNAL OF FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPYtion of each model as it is effectively utilized with a teenage referral and her mother.

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“…Nevertheless, the development of the behavioral therapy approach has focused primarily on the figural aspects of this conceptualization of human behavior and behavior-change phenomena. In this light, the strategic approach and behavior therapy approach are very different and are thus worthy of detailed comparisons of both process and outcome with specific client-problem types (Szykula et al, 1986).…”

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Child-focused strategic and behavioral therapy processes.

Szykula¹

1987

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research, Practice, Training

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This article provides theoretical and practical descriptions of child-focused behavior therapy and strategic therapy approaches. Each model is illustrated through case illustrations.According to a mail survey of members in the APA Division of Psychotherapy, descriptive studies that carefully detail psychotherapy process are among the most useful and practical types of publications to practicing psychotherapists (Morrow-Bradley & Elliot, 1986). However, the child treatment research literature and, to some degree, books and manuals on particular treatments have failed to describe carefully the in-session active ingredients that work to induce change. For example, in most studies of child-focused behavior therapy, statements such as, "The clients were persuaded to implement (the behavioral techniques)," are all that have been written in describing the process between therapist and client that leads to clinical improvement.This article describes the processes that occur during the psychotherapy sessions of two popular and widely used child-focused therapy approaches. One of these therapies is the Behavior Therapy approach, and the other is what has come to be called the Strategic Therapy approach. Recent case studies and comparative outcome research have shown both of these models to be effective in reducing child symptoms (Morris & Szykula, 1985;Szykula & Morris, 1984). Moreover, both approaches have been evaluated by consumers to be people-pleasing treatments that are effective in producing positive side benefits (improved marital relations, etc.), and very few negative side Special thanks to Julia Laylander, science editor, for her suggestions and revisions.

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Strategic therapy with children: Single-subject case-study demonstrations.

Cited by 4 publications

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Acceptability of paradoxical interventions: Some nonparadoxical findings.

Acceptability of paradoxical interventions: Some nonparadoxical findings.

Adolescent-Focused Family Counseling

Child-focused strategic and behavioral therapy processes.

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