TY - JOUR
T1 - The influence of therapist experience upon evaluative perceptions of family members
AU - Gaines, Thomas
AU - Stedman, James M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1979
Y1 - 1979
N2 - This study investigated the influence of experience in family therapy on therapists’ evaluative perceptions of family members. Beginning students in family therapy, advanced students, and experienced staff rated members of 100 families according to the Semantic Differential technique. Contrary to expectations, beginning students did not evaluate identified patients more favorably than parents. Staff and advanced students, however, rated parents more favorably than identified patients. Beginning students were also found to evaluate all family members more favorably than staff and advanced students. These results were discussed in terms of experienced therapists initially taking the side of the parents and the effects this potential source of bias may have on the course of family therapy.
AB - This study investigated the influence of experience in family therapy on therapists’ evaluative perceptions of family members. Beginning students in family therapy, advanced students, and experienced staff rated members of 100 families according to the Semantic Differential technique. Contrary to expectations, beginning students did not evaluate identified patients more favorably than parents. Staff and advanced students, however, rated parents more favorably than identified patients. Beginning students were also found to evaluate all family members more favorably than staff and advanced students. These results were discussed in terms of experienced therapists initially taking the side of the parents and the effects this potential source of bias may have on the course of family therapy.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187908250336
DO - 10.1080/01926187908250336
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84950456772
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 7
SP - 44
EP - 48
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 4
ER -