Psychotherapist perceptions of engagement‐building behaviours with youth clients across developmental levels.

Building a positive therapeutic relationship is a challenging, yet critical, first step in conducting youth psychotherapy. A number of studies in the youth treatment literature have indicated that a positive therapeutic alliance is related to increased treatment attendance, participation, and outcom...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 1 - 12
Autores principales: Orlowski, Edmund W., Chen, Jason I., Breznik, Lindsey H., Gleason, La Donna L., Karver, Marc S.
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2024
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
fields @attributes:
  recordID: 1
pdfLink:
plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=175704219&site=ehost-live
header:
  @attributes:
    shortDbName: ccm
    uiTerm: 175704219
    longDbName: CINAHL Complete
    uiTag: AN
  controlInfo:
    bkinfo:
    dissinfo:
    jinfo:
      jid:
        10633995
        BUX
      jtl: Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy
      issn: 10633995
      maglogo: Y
    pubinfo:
      dt: Jan2024
      vid: 31
      iid: 1
      pid: 480
      pub: Wiley-Blackwell
      place: Malden, Massachusetts
    artinfo:
      ui:
        175704219
        175704219
        175704219
        10.1002/cpp.2962
        175704219
      ppf: 1
      ppct: 11
      formats:
      tig:
        atl: Psychotherapist perceptions of engagement‐building behaviours with youth clients across developmental levels.
      aug:
        au:
          Orlowski, Edmund W.
          Chen, Jason I.
          Breznik, Lindsey H.
          Gleason, La Donna L.
          Karver, Marc S.
        affil: Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany/SUNY, Albany New York,, USA
      sug:
        subj:
          Psychotherapist Attitudes
          Interpersonal Relations In Infancy and Childhood
          Interpersonal Relations In Adolescence
          Therapeutic Alliance
          Professional-Client Relations
          Psychotherapy Methods
          Child Development
          Surveys
          Questionnaires
          Collaboration
          Trust
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Middle Age
          Treatment Outcomes
          Child Behavior
          Adolescent Behavior
          Adolescence
          Child
          Psychology, Developmental
          Adult: 19-44 years
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Child: 6-12 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Building a positive therapeutic relationship is a challenging, yet critical, first step in conducting youth psychotherapy. A number of studies in the youth treatment literature have indicated that a positive therapeutic alliance is related to increased treatment attendance, participation, and outcome. Some research has examined therapist behaviours for engaging therapy clients; however, developmental differences in alliance formation have had limited exploration. The current study surveyed clinicians about their use of specific engagement strategies and the developmental stage of their youth clients. It was hypothesised that participants would differentially rate the importance of different aspects of therapeutic engagement based upon a youth client's developmental stage and that these would correspond with differences in specific engagement strategies. A total of 64 clinicians with experience treating youth completed the study. The participants completed a questionnaire administered online that asked them to rate the importance of developmental differences to forming a therapeutic relationship and provide example client behaviours from their clinical experience for each developmental stage. Results showed clinicians felt the relative importance of collaboration, advocacy, and trustworthiness increased with age. These differences were also evidenced in the specific strategies clinicians endorsed in relation to each engagement factor across developmental stages. This program of research will eventually aid in the development of new guidelines for engaging clients in youth psychotherapy. In addition, the results may be used to enhance psychotherapy training for those working with children and adolescents.
      pubtype: Academic Journal
      doctype:
        research
        tables/charts
        Journal Article
      ougenre: Article
    language: English
    refInfo:
    holdings:
      @attributes:
        islocal: N