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Training in Psychodynamic Therapy.
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Strupp, Hans H.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Critically reviews empirical literature relevant to each component of training process in psychotherapy, including selection of candidates, personal therapy, didactic course work, and supervised experience. Emphasizes problem of establishing research criterion of therapist competence as necessary step toward investigating training. Reviews recent…
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Training, Instructional Materials
Sexism among Psychotherapists: A Case Not Yet Proven.
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Stearns, Beth C.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1980
The present study eliminated many confounds by systematically manipulating the specific client sex role related variables of case history and symptomatology and presenting them to practicing mental health professionals in a setting that approximated their working environment. Little support was found for many of the widely held assumptions about…
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Evaluation, Expectation, Psychotherapy
Effectiveness of A and B Therapists with Schizophrenics and Neurotics: A Referral Study
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King, David G.; Blaney, Paul H. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Asked each of 41 psychologists to "refer" each of six case vignettes (two schizophrenic, two neurotic, and two "other") to the colleague he/she believed would be most effective with that case. A therapists received more schizophrenic than neurotic referrals, whereas B therapists received more neurotic than schizophrenic referrals. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Evaluation, Neurosis
Verbal Therapeutic Behavior of Expert Psychoanalytically Oriented, Gestalt, and Behavior Therapists.
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Brunink, Sharon A.; Schroeder, Harold E. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1979
Findings indicated that expert therapists were similar in their communication of empathy, the basis for their therapeutic relationships. Theoretical orientation, however, differentially influenced use of direct guidance and facilitative techniques, interview content, therapist self-disclosure, therapist initiative, and supportive therapy climate.…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Comparative Analysis, Counseling Techniques, Counselor Evaluation
"Therapeugenic" Factors in Psychotherapy: Effects of Office Decor and Subject-Therapist Sex Pairing on the Perception of Credibility
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Bloom, Larry J.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1977
Male and female subjects were exposed to stereotypic representations of either a traditional professional or humanistic model therapy office. Subjects consistently perceived a female therapist in the traditional-professional office as significantly more credible than a female therapist in the humanistic office. (Author)
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling Effectiveness, Counselor Evaluation, Environmental Influences
Competency Judgments in the Training and Evaluation of Psychotherapists.
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Shaw, Brian F.; Dobson, Keith S. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1988
Reviews several scales used to evaluate competency of psychotherapists. Discusses concerns about interrater reliability and predictive validity of scales. Considers competency a state-like variable, with therapists demonstrating higher competence when they skillfully treat patients across range of difficulty levels. Contends that development of…
Descriptors: Competence, Counselor Evaluation, Counselor Qualifications, Evaluation Criteria