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Reframing consulting as transformation from within human relatingChristensen, Bjørner Bodøgaard January 2003 (has links)
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A Common-Factors Informed Mixed Methods Investigation of Clients of MFTs’ Perception of Therapy ProductivenessD'Aniello, Carissa 01 May 2015 (has links)
Many clients drop out of therapy before reaching their goals, (Bohart & Wade, 2013) though research shows that being in therapy is more effective in producing change than not being in therapy, (Lambert, 1992). Little is known about what makes therapy effective (Davis & Piercy, 2007a, b; Pinsof & Wynne, 2000). The purpose of the present study was to understand what clients believe is productive about therapy, and how clients’ assessment of therapy productiveness impacts their decision to remain in therapy or to drop out of therapy. For the qualitative strand of this simultaneous convergent mixed methods study, grounded theory was used to inductively develop a common-factors informed model describing how productive change processes influence intended retention. The convenience sample consisted of 19 current clients in therapy with a marriage and family therapist. For the quantitative strand, participation involved completing a semi-structured interview and quantitative survey. Direct, binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine whether perceived productiveness, goal attainment and therapeutic alliance, predicted intended treatment retention or intended dropout. The convenience sample for quantitative analysis included the 19 qualitative participants, and continued sampling until adequate statistical power was reached with 72 participants. Mixed analysis strategy was data comparison for the purpose of triangulation. Qualitative results span three categories emerged from qualitative: client factors, therapy process factors and evaluation of progress. Client factors, including presenting problem factors, expectations and motivation were considered when participants made decisions about staying in therapy or dropping out of iii therapy. Therapy process factors, including therapists’ understanding of the presenting problem, therapeutic alliance, therapists interventions and the pacing and timing of those interventions were also considered when participants made decisions about staying in therapy or dropping out of therapy. When participants evaluated the progress made because of therapy, they evaluated changes in the presenting problem, symptom reduction, and noticed this progress took place outside of therapy. Quantitative results showed that goal attainment, therapeutic alliance and productiveness significantly predicted intended retention when each was tested as an individual predictor. When tested in a full model, containing goal attainment, therapeutic alliance and productiveness; only the task domain of therapeutic alliance emerged as significant. Results confirm the importance of therapeutic tasks to clients’ decision to stay in therapy or to drop out of therapy. Results contribute to the importance of common factors in keeping clients in therapy until they reach their goals. Further, results inform research, clinical practice and training in the MFT field. / Ph. D.
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A study of individuals in transition during a skills enhancement programmeCameron, D. F., n/a January 1989 (has links)
The ability to maximise learning efficiently is of
concern to all who are involved in an educational
environment. The process of learning that will
facilitate change is well documented. This documentation
suggests that:
(1) the understanding of what is occurring in the
process of change is essential for it to be
successful, and
(2) this process includes certain specific traits that
will facilitate change.
In this study, a design to acquire data from individuals
involved in this process of change is developed. To
acquire the data sought in this study, observation was
made of ten trainees involved in a skills enhancement
programme at Caloola Farm; a training centre sponsored by
the Federal Government and operated through the Baptist
Community Services (A.C.T.). The conclusion reached
supported the original premise that recognisable traits
exist and aid in the process of accepting change.
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Older people's psychological change processes : a research portfolioJohncock, Suzanne January 2016 (has links)
Objectives. The empirical qualitative study explored Older People’s (over 65 years of age) perceptions of psychological change and the processes by which these occurred. It also aimed to add to understanding of the barriers to therapeutic change. Subsequently, a systematic review of the current literature pertaining to older people’s attachment styles, and how attachment is measured within this population, was conducted. This scrutinised the literature regarding role of attachment (as a trans-diagnostic construct) in old age, as this may influence their change processes. Design. As the empirical study was exploratory, it adopted a Grounded Theory methodology, influenced by the constructivist perspective as described in Charmaz (2014). Data was obtained via semi-structured interviews, with the later interview schedule grounded in emergent codes and memos of earlier interviews. Literature pertaining to older people, attachment, and how attachment is measured, was obtained from a systematic review. Method. Twelve participants were interviewed using a semi-structured interview, following discharge from an Older Peoples Psychological Therapy Service, for the empirical project. Participants were aged 65 years or over and had received varying models of therapy over varying durations. Those reporting improvement, or no change, as a result of receiving psychological therapy, were approached to participate. Through detailed analysis, a tentative model of older people’s psychological change processes was constructed. This model was further checked by some participants for quality control. Subsequently the systematic review explored a key theme of attachment (as suggested by the categories highlighted in the empirical project). Literature regarding attachment, older people and how attachment is measured within this population, was obtained through a systematic search through major databases, compared against a checklist, constructed for this review, with all analysis prorated by qualified clinical psychologists supervising this study. Results. Interview transcriptions were analysed in line with a constructivist perspective of grounded theory. A non-linear model of psychological change, grounded in the data, was constructed. The main concepts of the model were Age as Context, Seeking Help and Entering the Therapeutic Environment, Building a Therapeutic Relationship, Developing a New Understanding, Therapeutic Changes and Post Therapy Reflections and Commitments of Continuation. In addition, some similar processes were highlighted across different therapeutic modalities, thus supporting trans-theoretical models of psychological change. In addition, the model highlighted a theme of models of relationships having continuity through the lifespan (as evidenced in the concepts of Seeking Help and Building a Therapeutic Relationship). This echoed the trans-therapeutic concept of attachment. Therefore, a systematic review of attachment in older people was conducted. Overall the quality of the literature pertaining to attachment, older people and how attachment is measured within this population was poor. There was a paucity of evidence of minimisation of bias reported in either design or analysis. Conclusions. The empirical project demonstrated the process of psychological change in older people is non-linear in nature. Some constructs of change were similar to those found in the adult literature, but there were also some constructs relating specifically to ageing, and the theoretical developmental stage of old age. This supports suggestions that age specific constructs should be held in mind when working therapeutically with older people. The systematic review found research exploring attachment in older people is a growing field of research, but one which is still in its infancy compared to other clinical populations. In addition, several studies had serious methodological issues and therefore readers are encouraged to interpret their results with caution.
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A Description of the Change Processes Experienced by Female Victims of Intimate Partner Violence when They and Their Male Partners End the Violence and Maintain Their RelationshipsDaly, Kathryn L. 29 September 2004 (has links)
The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe the processes of change for female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) who successfully completed a domestic-violence focused couples treatment (DVFCT) program with their male partners. Enhancing our understanding of the change processes for women who choose to remain in their relationships helps therapists develop more effective IPV treatment models when both partners are involved in treatment. While a goal of DVFC treatment is to end the violence, this study highlights the changes women victims made and how they evolved throughout the treatment process. This study describes those changes in order to develop targeted interventions to bring these changes about more purposefully. Two women were selected from a pool of 30 women who successfully participated in a 12 session DVFC treatment program.
Videotapes of 12 couples therapy sessions were analyzed using modified analytic induction (Manning, 1991). The Transtheoretical Model (TTM) (Prochaska & DiClemente, 1982, 1984) processes of change guided the analysis. Using modified analytic induction, we described participants changes in attitudes and behaviors and the identifiable markers of these changes. Findings highlight a relational change process between spouses. / Master of Science
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A case study of the amalgamation of the Broadland House Chirch of England Girls' Grammar School and the Launceston Church Grammar School : a management of change processCampbell, John Robert, n/a January 1987 (has links)
The amalgamation of Broadland House C.E.G.G.S. and the
Launceston Church Grammar School was announced, as a fait
accompli, in April 1982. The merger was to be in two stages;
the separate operation of both schools under the one
Headmaster from June 1982 and the completely merged schools
from the beginning of 1983.
Both Broadland House and the Launceston Grammar claim to
be the oldest continuing schools in Australia, having been
founded in 1845 and 1846 respectively. The fact that many
families had been involved with either or both schools for
four or five generations led to period of bitter conflict and
resistance to change, which was largely overcome by the end
of the first year of operation.
Diminishing enrolments at both schools had been brought
about largely through the rural recession in Tasmania during
the 1960's, together with the provision of better school
facilities and roads in the rural areas of Tasmania. The
Launceston Church Grammar had become co-educational in 1972,
largely as a means of survival. Previous approaches to
Broadland House, by the Grammar School, to consider
amalgamation had been rejected.
This study endeavours to determine the strategies which
led to the almost total acceptance of the amalgamation
between the Broadland House Church of England Girls Grammar
School and the Launceston Church Grammar School, and to
explain those strategies through reference to the literature
on the management of change. This involved rationalising
resources, setting up new academic courses, providing
physical facilities, considering the traditions of both
schools, the gaining of financial, support and of developing
acceptance of the change within the school community and
within the community at large.
The study follows the period covering the eight months
of preparation prior to the amalgamation together with its
first 5 years of operation, during which time the School has
grown considerably and enjoys wide confidence and support.
As amalgamations are occurring more regularly across the
nation, it is hoped that the lessons learned through this
educational innovation will be of benefit to others.
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Meanings, Measures, Maps, and Models: Understanding the Mechanisms of Continuous ChangeRepenning, Nelson 11 1900 (has links)
There is now considerable controversy concerning the role that incremental change plays in the process of organizational transformation. Some scholars assert that incremental change is the primary source of resistance to more radical re-orientations, while others argue that on occasion, ongoing incremental change can produce dramatic transformation. To help reconcile these competing perspectives, in this paper I report the results of an inductive study of one firm's successful attempt to improve continuously and incrementally its core manufacturing process. The principal results of this effort are: (1) to challenge the current view of the source of change in process-oriented improvement initiatives; and (2) to offer an alternative characterization of the mechanisms through which competence-enhancing, incremental change actually occurs. The theory emerging from this analysis provides one path to resolving the dilemma posed by incremental change processes that can, on occasion, produce organizational transformation, but more often limit the organization's ability to adapt to its environment. / MIT Center for Innovation in Product Development under NSF Cooperative Agreement Number EEC-9529140
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Företagsledning i strategiskt vakuum : om aktörer och förändringsprocesserÅkesson, Gunnar January 1997 (has links)
Ofta hävdas nödvändigheten av en strategi när man framgångsrikt skall driva en verksamhet. Ibland förekommer dock fall där ett företags omgivning blivit så komplex och så föränderlig att det är mycket svårt att formulera trovärdiga strategier. I denna studie ställs frågan om vad som utmärker situationer av "extrem strategisk osäkerhet" och vad det innebär att leda ett företag under sådana förhållanden? Hur uppkommer dessa situationer och hur förmår ledningar att framgångsrikt hantera dem? Boken bygger på två fallstudier inom den lantbrukskooperativa delen av svensk slakterinäring och beskriver den turbulens som kännetecknade branschen under slutet av 1980-talet. Verksamhetsförutsättningarna hotades då i grunden till följd av avregleringen av det statliga prisregleringssystemet – med dess gränsskydd och interna marknadsreglering – samtidigt som utvecklingen av det internationella handelsområdet skärpte konkurrensen inom livsmedelsbranschen. Analysen visar att de studerade företagen kom att uppleva en extrem situation med ett vakuum i strategiskt hänseende där ledningsuppgiften måste koncentreras kring hanteringen av det utsatta läget. Mot bakgrund av fallstudierna utvecklas en begreppsapparat för ledning av ett företag under "extrem strategisk osäkerhet". Resultaten visar att ledningens företroendekapital och legitimitet kommer i fokus och att hantering av en strategisk vakuumsituation nödvändiggör "strategiska samtal" med ägarsidan. Författaren framför tesen att det åtminstone på kort sikt går att med framgång driva ett till synes "strategilöst företag / <p>Diss. Stockholm : Handelshögsk.</p>
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Concurrence, transition and evolution : perspectives of industrial marketing change processesAndersson, Per January 1996 (has links)
This is a dissertation (consisting of two volumes) dealing with industrial marketing change processes. The study explores a key theoretical and practical problem in industrial marketing; how to create major organizational marketing change in large and complex industrial companies. The study focuses on the interplay between longitudinal, strategic changes in marketing operations and the moving contexts in which they emerge. On theoretical and empirical grounds a number of perspectives on industrial marketing change processes become apparent. In the analysis of a set of focal marketing change episodes, several structural-contextual and temporal focuses are featured. Marketing change episodes are viewed as embedded in a set of concurrent change processes. They are also part of marketing system transitions, building on, while breaking with, the structures of prior changes, moving towards new states of functioning. Marketing change episodes are also viewed as embedded in more long-term, historical processes of change. Putting in focus the industrial marketing change processes, the study embraces the idea of an inseparable relationship between change and stability. The study of the dynamic interplay between marketing change agency and moving contexts concludes with a set of theoretical and managerial issues. The empirical part of the study describes a set of marketing organization changes in Pharmacia Biotech AB between 1989 and 1993. These reorganization processes are the focus of a historical study of the company covering the period 1959-1995, including a prologue starting in the 1930s. This volume complements a separate case study volume entitled "The Emergence and Change of Pharmacia Biotech 1959-1995 - The Power of the Slow Flow and the Drama of Great Events". / Utgör jämte författarens: The emergence and change of Pharmacia Biotech 1959-1995 diss. Stockholm : Handelshögsk.
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Scrutinizing the Barriers to Organizational Change : Analyzing the Soft Barriers to Change from an External Change Agent PerspectiveHagman, Josefin, Glimskog, Gabriella January 2015 (has links)
About 50-70 % of all change initiatives fail and one reason for this is soft barriers, which mainly depend on people. These barriers are challenging to manage because individuals react to change in different ways. Due to these difficulties, companies look for help from consultants, who are perceived to have wide knowledge about change. Hence, the authors have studied the change process and the soft barriers from an external change agent perspective by interviewing nine experienced consultants. The results indicate that no phase in the change process is prominently more problematic than another, instead each phase is the outcome of prior phases. If the critical barriers in each phase are considered the change can be successful. Several soft barriers to change have been identified; lack of goals and vision, no demand for measurements and follow-ups, and a too large and homogenous project group without relevant competence or a clear driver of the change. Additionally, the findings suggest that top management is specifically problematic due to that they are often not united, are impatient and struggle with power and politics. Thus, the study indicates that resistance often starts from the top, which affects the rest of the organization and the outcome of the change.
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