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Staudt, Marlys; Williams-Hayes, Mona – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
The objective of this descriptive study was to examine Child Advocacy Center therapists' attitudes toward treatment manuals and evidence-based practices and to gather information about the treatments they use most frequently. An online survey was sent to 30 therapists employed by 15 Child Advocacy Centers in a southeastern state. The response rate…
Descriptors: Surveys, Child Advocacy, Psychotherapy, Counselor Attitudes
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Fluckiger, Christoph; Del Re, A. C.; Wampold, Bruce E.; Symonds, Dianne; Horvath, Adam O. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012
Prior meta-analyses have found a moderate but robust relationship between alliance and outcome across a broad spectrum of treatments, presenting concerns, contexts, and measurements. However, there continues to be a lively debate about the therapeutic role of the alliance, particularly in treatments that are tested using randomized clinical trial…
Descriptors: Research Design, Psychotherapy, Effect Size, Statistical Analysis
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Plumb, Jennifer C.; Vilardaga, Roger – International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy, 2010
In this paper, we briefly review the current literature on treatment integrity and discuss the relevance of this procedure for detecting, measuring and ensuring that the proposed mechanisms of change in cognitive behavior therapy, in this case of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT; S.C. Hayes, Strosahl, & Wilson, 1999), take place. We discuss…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Interrater Reliability, Integrity, Psychotherapy
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Bitsika, Vicki; Sharpley, Christopher F. – Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 2006
There have been some challenges to the reliance upon data from randomised controlled clinical trials when identifying "evidence-based" psychotherapy treatments. Similarly, data show that use of treatment manuals does not result in uniform and beneficial outcomes, that some evidence-based treatments are little better than non-specific…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Therapy, Case Studies, Guides
Lasser, Barbara R. – 1975
Steps in an outcomes-based counseling cycle are described, and examples are provided that illustrate the usefulness of an outcomes-based approach with "insight" as well as "behavioral" techniques for promoting counseling goals. Factors that may currently discourage the practice of outcomes-based counseling are considered, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Objectives, Counselor Evaluation
Rogers, George W., Jr.; McCann, Thomas W.
Individual therapy is not always the best approach with some clients. Alternate types of therapy, a different therapist, or even referral to an appropriate community agency might be more effective. Some therapists may not always be aware of the possible agencies, groups, or professionals that clients might be referred to. Therefore, this paper…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Community Resources, Counselor Role, Family Counseling