This study provided a synthesis of the theoretical, clinical, and empirical foundations for the "use of self" in marriage and family therapy. Consideration is given to the therapist's family of origin, psychotherapy for psychotherapists, and the use of self disclosure in therapy. / The purpose of this study was to investigate the "use of self" skills delineated in the Person-in-Practice Model developed by Aponte and Winter (1987a) with the goal of understanding the person and systems the therapist brings to therapeutic interaction. The dependent variable, therapist effectiveness, was measured utilizing the Counselor Rating Form (Barak & LaCrosse, 1975). Therapist skills were quantified using the Family Therapist Rating Scale (Piercy, Laird, & Mohammed, 1983). Family cohesion was established from the Family Environment Scale (Moos, 1986). This exploratory study was based on principles of model development with the goal of testing the model to identify those skills thought to be predictors of therapeutic effectiveness. / The population studied consisted of 11 doctoral students in the Interdivisional Program in Marriage and Family at The Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. The 11 therapists provided 25 videotaped therapy sessions to be rated. Six advanced doctoral students served as raters and were trained to rate their perceptions of therapist effectiveness in videotapes. / The statistical analysis was conducted using a canonical correlation to determine the multivariate effect. Stepwise regression was used to determine the significance of predictor variables, with family cohesion entered initially. / The results indicated no significant relationships between the rater's perception of the use of structuring, relationship, historical, structural/process, or experiential skills by the therapist and the client's perception of therapeutic effectiveness. Further, stepwise regression revealed no significant relationship among the predictor variables and therapist effectiveness. / Although the hypotheses tested did not prove to be statistically significant, the study has implications for further research. This study is an initial step toward advancing family therapy to an arena where the therapist is considered an integral part of the family system. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 52-05, Section: A, page: 1898. / Major Professor: Nicholas Mazza. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1991.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76416 |
| Contributors | Turney, Howard Moose., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 126 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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