Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study
Resumen: Objectives: The therapeutic alliance (TA) has been shown to be a predictor of psychotherapy treatment success. In the case of psychotherapy with children, there is a dearth of information on TA's role. The aims of the paper are: (1) To estimate the therapist effects on children TA;...
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I33-R139-123456789-182242024-06-05T05:01:38Z Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study Casari, Leandro Martín Areas, Malenka Ison, Mirta Susana Gómez, Beatriz Roussos, Andrés Consoli, Andrés Gómez Penedo, Juan Martín NIÑOS PSICOTERAPIA RELACION PACIENTE-TERAPEUTA Resumen: Objectives: The therapeutic alliance (TA) has been shown to be a predictor of psychotherapy treatment success. In the case of psychotherapy with children, there is a dearth of information on TA's role. The aims of the paper are: (1) To estimate the therapist effects on children TA; (2) to investigate if therapists' TA predicts children's TA; (3) to analyze if children's age and sex predict children's TA; (4) to evaluate if the therapist's characteristics predict children's TA. Methods: The sample consisted of 77 children undergoing psychotherapy in Argentina, and the therapists (N = 29) providing services to those children. The assessment tools utilized for the study included the Therapy Alliance Scale for Children and the Personal Style of the Therapist Questionnaire (PST‐Q). Results: Findings indicated that 2% of the children'sTA was explained by the therapists (ICC = 0.02), while 17% of the therapists' TA was explained by the therapists (ICC = 0.17). Therapists' TA predicted children's TA. Children's age and sex did not have an effect on their own TA. Moreover, therapists with more experience achieved higher scores of children's TA. Finally, the Operative dimension of the PST had a negative effect on children's TA (i.e., therapists who prefer more spontaneous interventions over structured ones may experience higher levels of therapeutic alliance with child patients). Conclusion: We found a positive effect of the therapist's TA on children's TA, especially in the preference for using more spontaneous intervention techniques. We discuss the implications of the findings on the training of psychotherapists who provide services to children. 2024-06-04T19:12:29Z 2024-06-04T19:12:29Z 2023 Artículo Casari, L. M. et al. Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study [en línea]. Journal of clinical psychology. 2023, 80 (1). doi: 10.1002/jclp.23606. Disponible en: https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/18224 0021-9762 (impreso) 1097-4679 (online) https://repositorio.uca.edu.ar/handle/123456789/18224 10.1002/jclp.23606 eng Atribución-NoComercial-CompartirIgual 4.0 Internacional Acceso abierto http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ application/pdf Wiley Journal of clinical psychology. 2023, 80 (1) |
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Resumen: Objectives: The therapeutic alliance (TA) has been shown
to be a predictor of psychotherapy treatment success. In
the case of psychotherapy with children, there is a dearth
of information on TA's role. The aims of the paper are:
(1) To estimate the therapist effects on children TA; (2) to
investigate if therapists' TA predicts children's TA; (3) to
analyze if children's age and sex predict children's TA;
(4) to evaluate if the therapist's characteristics predict
children's TA.
Methods: The sample consisted of 77 children undergoing
psychotherapy in Argentina, and the therapists (N = 29)
providing services to those children. The assessment tools
utilized for the study included the Therapy Alliance Scale
for Children and the Personal Style of the Therapist
Questionnaire (PST‐Q).
Results: Findings indicated that 2% of the children'sTA was
explained by the therapists (ICC = 0.02), while 17% of the
therapists' TA was explained by the therapists (ICC = 0.17).
Therapists' TA predicted children's TA. Children's age and
sex did not have an effect on their own TA. Moreover,
therapists with more experience achieved higher scores of
children's TA. Finally, the Operative dimension of the PST
had a negative effect on children's TA (i.e., therapists who
prefer more spontaneous interventions over structured ones may experience higher levels of therapeutic alliance
with child patients).
Conclusion: We found a positive effect of the therapist's
TA on children's TA, especially in the preference for using
more spontaneous intervention techniques. We discuss the
implications of the findings on the training of psychotherapists
who provide services to children. |
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Casari, Leandro Martín Areas, Malenka Ison, Mirta Susana Gómez, Beatriz Roussos, Andrés Consoli, Andrés Gómez Penedo, Juan Martín |
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Casari, Leandro Martín Areas, Malenka Ison, Mirta Susana Gómez, Beatriz Roussos, Andrés Consoli, Andrés Gómez Penedo, Juan Martín |
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Casari, Leandro Martín |
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Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study |
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Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study |
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Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study |
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Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study |
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Therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : A naturalistic study |
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therapist's effect on children's therapeutic alliance : a naturalistic study |
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