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Engaging men in family therapy: does the gender of the therapist make a difference?
Author(s) -
Dienhart Anna
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/1467-6427.00167
Subject(s) - delphi method , family therapy , exploratory research , psychology , delphi , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , family member , medicine , family medicine , mathematics , sociology , anthropology , computer science , operating system , statistics
The results of this exploratory Delphi study provide a beginning formulation of a gender‐sensitive approach to working with men in the specialized field of couple and family therapy. The research specifically investigated what a panel of thirty‐six ‘expert’ family therapists believed would be appropriate and effective techniques to engage men in therapy and in the process of family change. This report focuses on findings highlighting differences between what female and male therapists preferred as techniques to work with men in family therapy.