A program of research was conducted to measure the effectiveness of the use of the bug-in-the-ear device in the supervision and training of marriage and family therapy trainees. / A reliable and objective methodology was developed for obtaining behavioral observational measures of therapist behavior. A single subject research design (SSRD) was employed which permitted the experimental analysis of individual therapy-trainee behavior in relation to the bug-in-the-ear intervention. / Baseline data on trainee use of two therapy skills, facilitate and support, were obtained and compared with trainee use of these skills when prompted and reinforced through the bug-in-the-ear device. / Participants in the study were four Ph.D. students in the Interdivisional Program in Marriage and the Family, Department of Home and Family Life, Florida State University. Each trainee worked with four clients from their regular caseload over a two-month period. / The study demonstrated a significant increase in therapy-trainee use of the targeted skills when prompted and reinforced through the bug-in-the-ear intervention. The effect was replicated with additional therapy-trainees across different sets of clients. / This study brought the methodologies of single subject research design and applied behavior analysis to marriage and family therapy training research to investigate the effect of the bug-in-the-ear device in live supervision. / Research results were evaluated in relation to causal inference, practical significance and social validity and discussed with regard to their implication for family therapy training and future research. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 49-07, Section: A, page: 1977. / Major Professor: Calvin Zongker. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1988.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_77806 |
| Contributors | Gallant, Joseph Paul., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 159 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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