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THERAPIST AND CLIENT BEHAVIORS IN THE FIRST INTERVIEW: EFFECGTS ON SESSION IMPACT AND TREATMENT DURATION
Author(s) -
Odell Mark,
Quinn William H.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1998.tb01091.x
Subject(s) - session (web analytics) , duration (music) , psychology , judgement , affect (linguistics) , clinical psychology , psychotherapist , applied psychology , social psychology , computer science , communication , art , literature , world wide web , political science , law
The first‐session behaviors of therapists and clients in 38 cases were observationally codes and their relations to client ratings of session impact and treatment duration were examined. Results indicated that few first‐session global types of behaviors of participants affect treatment durations. Clients may suspend judgement about continuing in therapy untill after they have attended more than one session, regardless of the first inverview's impact. Thus, the first interview may be less crucial than traditionally asserted. It also appears that first‐session behaviors of therapists and clients that are associated with greater impact may vary as a function of client type, that is individuals as opposed to couples and families.