The effects of two methods of training and sequencing on structuring and relationship skills of family therapists |
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| Authors: | Zain Mohammed Fred Piercy |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Southwest Family Institute , Dallas;2. Family therapist and researcher with the Southwest Family Institute , 3801 Herschel, Dallas, TX, 75219;3. Purdue University , Indiana;4. Assistant Professor of Family Therapy, Department of Child Development and FamilyStudies , Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, 47907 |
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| Abstract: | Abstract This study was an attempt to evaluate two methods of training family therapists (n = 26). Specifically, this research evaluated the relative effectiveness of observation-feedback (OF) and skill-based (SB) training methods, as well as OF-SB and SB-OF sequences of training on the acquisition of structuring and relationship skills. The only significant finding was that the OF-SB sequence resulted in significant gains in the acquisition of relationship skills. Implications are discussed for the training of family therapists. |
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