The development of a model of self-consultations
Abstract
Although there is currently a trend toward therapist-client collaboration in family therapy, strategies for enhancing collaboration have not been systematically studied. In this investigation, an in-session therapeutic procedure called a self-consultation was developed and refined using a variation of task analysis, combined with focus group interviewing and grounded theory techniques. Investigator observations and client, therapist, model commentator, and secondary investigator perspectives were all accessed during the study. Four cycles of research were completed, resulting in a three stage model of the self-consultation procedure. Both the self-consultation procedure and the research methodology used to study it hold promise for the field in operationalizing recent theoretical advances and providing a way for richness of clinical experience to be accessed.
Degree
Ph.D.
Advisors
Sprenkle, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Families & family life|Personal relationships|Sociology|Academic guidance counseling|Psychotherapy
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