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Therapist self‐disclosure with children, adolescents, and their parents
Author(s) -
Gaines Robert
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.10163
Subject(s) - self disclosure , psychology , perspective (graphical) , psychological intervention , foundation (evidence) , psychotherapist , therapeutic relationship , negotiation , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychiatry , archaeology , artificial intelligence , computer science , political science , law , history
Many therapists who work with children and adolescents make extensive use of self‐disclosure. However, these interventions have received little attention in the literature, and the basis for using them has not been well established. A developmental/relational perspective on the therapeutic process provides a cogent foundation using therapist self‐disclosure with children, adolescents, and their parents. Therapist self‐disclosure facilitates the negotiation of many important therapeutic tasks. Clinicians working with children and adolescents almost always work concurrently with parents, yet the nature of this work has not been clearly conceptualized. I advance a collaborative model for parent work, highlighting the essential role of therapist self‐disclosure. Extensive clinical examples of therapist self‐disclosure with children, adolescents, and their parents are provided. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session 59: 569–580, 2003.