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The effect of case conceptualization training on competence and its relationship to cognitive complexity
Title
The effect of case conceptualization training on competence and its relationship to cognitive complexity.
Creator
Kelsey, Elizabeth Smith, Sperry, Len, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description
In order to prepare counselor-trainees to practice competently and maximize client outcomes, counselor-trainees must develop a broader understanding and explanation, called a case conceptualization, of their clients presenting problems, personality, and systemic dynamics. There is a limited body of research that examines the effects of training on the ability for counselors to develop an effective case conceptualization. This is the first study to train counselors to develop competence in...
Show moreIn order to prepare counselor-trainees to practice competently and maximize client outcomes, counselor-trainees must develop a broader understanding and explanation, called a case conceptualization, of their clients presenting problems, personality, and systemic dynamics. There is a limited body of research that examines the effects of training on the ability for counselors to develop an effective case conceptualization. This is the first study to train counselors to develop competence in formulating an integrative case conceptualization. This quasi-experimental study aimed to determine whether an intervention had an effect on the 85 counselors in training that participated in a 2-hour training. Data was analyzed using paired sample t-tests, an independent t-test and correlation methods. Participants’ CCEF scores significantly improved from the training (t = -25.970, df = 84, ES = 3.67, p < 0.001). Participants’ CFCCM scores significantly improved as well (t = -21.693, df = 84, ES = 2.78, p < 0.001). Participants’ scores also significantly improved with their perceptions about case conceptualization (t = -30.828, df =84, ES = 5.47 p < 0.001), for items 1-5. Item 6 resulted in values of (t = -13.295, df = 84, ES = 2.14, p < 0.001). The level of cognitive complexity as measured by the CCQ did not have a significant effect on the quality of the counselors in training case conceptualizations. Compared to the CFCCM, the CCEF is a much shorter and easier instrument for evaluating a case conceptualization. Overall, results of this study provide support that counselors in training can improve their quality of case conceptualization skills in as little as 2 hours. This can aid in understanding and explaining their client’s situation better, which may significantly improve the treatment process and client.
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Date Issued
2014
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004205, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004205
Subject Headings
Clinical competence, Psychiatry -- Differential therapeutics, Psychotherapists -- Training of, Psychotherapy -- Methodology, Psychotherapy -- Practice
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Mastery in the Therapeutic Relationship: Comparing the Emotional Behavior of a Master Therapist with Professional Therapists and Its Impact on Their Clients
Title
Mastery in the Therapeutic Relationship: Comparing the Emotional Behavior of a Master Therapist with Professional Therapists and Its Impact on Their Clients.
Creator
Diaz, Patricia M., Peluso, Paul R., Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Counselor Education
Abstract/Description
A quasi-experimental, between groups design was used to evaluate differences in emotional behavior, as measured by the Specific Affect Coding System (SPAFF), between professional therapists and their clients and a master therapist and his client. This coding system also was used to determine how emotional behavior shown by a master therapist changes over the course of six psychotherapy sessions. The research team recorded counseling sessions at a university counseling center in the...
Show moreA quasi-experimental, between groups design was used to evaluate differences in emotional behavior, as measured by the Specific Affect Coding System (SPAFF), between professional therapists and their clients and a master therapist and his client. This coding system also was used to determine how emotional behavior shown by a master therapist changes over the course of six psychotherapy sessions. The research team recorded counseling sessions at a university counseling center in the southeastern United States and coded this video data using SPAFF in real time. Data were analyzed quantitatively to determine whether significant differences in SPAFF codes exist between the master therapist, professional therapists at the university counseling center, and their respective clients. Results indicated that the master therapist showed significantly more neutral and less negative affect than his counterparts at the university in both sessions one and four. The master therapist’s client showed significantly more neutral affect and less negative in session one and significantly more positive affect and less negative affect in session four.
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Date Issued
2017
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004964, http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004954
Subject Headings
Dissertations, Academic -- Florida Atlantic University, Behavior., Psychotherapists., Therapist and patient., Psychotherapy--Practice., Affect (Psychology).
Format
Document (PDF)