Validation of the intersession alliance measure: Individual, couple, and family versions
AbstractMonitoring the therapeutic alliance throughout treatment can improve client outcomes and lead to improved care. The individual, couple, and family versions of the intersession alliance measure (IAM) were developed to facilitate routine monitoring of the expanded therapeutic alliance. Psychometric properties of the three versions of the IAM were examined using a clinical sample. Participants were drawn from clinics in the United States participating in the Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network. Using this sample, results indicate that items on each version of the IAM load on one factor, are invariant...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 4, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Shayne R. Anderson,
Lee N. Johnson,
Alyssa Banford Witting,
Richard B. Miller,
Angela B. Bradford,
Quintin A. Hunt,
Roy A. Bean Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
The Couples' Closeness –Distance Scale– Observation through joint‐drawing: A pilot dyadic validation study
AbstractThe study aimed to evaluate the Couples' Closeness –Distance Scale (CCDS), an observational assessment reflecting couples' relational dynamics; based on joint-drawing, it offers measurable dimensions. Forty cohabiting Israeli couples participated in the joint-drawing task and answered self-report questionnaires for attachment, differentiation of self, and relationship satisfaction. The paintings were assessed by trained observers on the CCDS scales (too distant, too close, autonomy, engagement) for both the women's and men's experiences. A two-level-dyadic model showed that differentiation and relationship satis...
Source: Journal of Marital and Family Therapy - April 3, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sharon Egozi,
Or Shalev,
Lotem Svorai,
Ruth Touch,
Sharon Snir Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Aus Klinik und Praxis / From Clinic and Practice. Kinderorientierte Familientherapie (KOF) in China: ein Fallbericht
Prax Kinderpsychol Kinderpsychiatr. 2024 Feb;73(2):169-185. doi: 10.13109/prkk.2023.73.2.169.ABSTRACTChild-Oriented FamilyTherapy (COF) in China: A Case Study Chinese families with children aged four to ten years need effective intervention approaches. This case study of a family with a child with early emotional and behavioural problems describes the approach of child-oriented family therapy (COF). After a brief introduction to the principles and framework of COF, the procedure is illustrated using the case study. It is shown that COF can be a particularly suitable therapeutic approach for families with children aged four...
Source: Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie - April 3, 2024 Category: Child Development Authors: Ruoshi Hu Bernd Reiners Source Type: research
Indian American undergraduates ’ attitudes toward seeking mental health services: the mediating role of model minority myth internalization and perception of university environment
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Source: Journal of American College Health - April 2, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Zubin DeVitreAlberta M. Gloriaa Department of Professional Psychology and Family Therapy, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey, USAb Department of Counseling Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA Source Type: research
