Couple and therapist perspectives about the use and process of Reflecting Team practice were analyzed using ethnographic research. A domain analysis was performed on postsession interviews from both couples and therapists, and field notes from each therapist. Seven couples and five therapists were interviewed at least twice over a four month period concerning their perceptions of Reflecting Team practice. Six categories emerged from the analysis: (1) Benefits of a Reflecting Team, (2) Effects of gender, (3) Recommended use, (4) Contraindicated use, (5) Spatial separateness, and (6) Spatial/Process (i.e., sequences of communication between the couple and team members that elicits change). The first four categories described beneficial or contraindicated characteristics of Reflecting Team practice, and the latter two categories described the process of Reflecting Team practice (i.e., steps in how the team was used and implemented). The role of ethnography in Reflecting Team practice and family therapy research is discussed. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-07, Section: A, page: 2738. / Major Professor: Thomas E. Smith. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76935 |
| Contributors | Sells, Scott Perry., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 244 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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