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Short‐Term and Long‐Term Effects of Training in Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy: Professional and Personal Aspects
Author(s) -
Montagno Michelle,
Svatovic Mira,
Levenson Hanna
Publication year - 2011
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.1752-0606.2011.00250.x
Subject(s) - feeling , competence (human resources) , psychology , clinical psychology , term (time) , medical education , medicine , social psychology , physics , quantum mechanics
This study investigated the immediate and long‐term personal and professional effects of a 4‐day externship training in emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT). EFT externship training uses lecture, discussion, video vignettes, live demonstrations, and role‐plays to convey an attachment‐based approach to working with couples. The two samples included clinicians ( N = 76) who completed surveys immediately before and after training, and a subset of these clinicians ( N = 29) who completed measures an average of 8 months later. Results indicate that following training, participants increased in their EFT knowledge and competence, became more open to their feelings, were more self‐compassionate, were less likely to use avoidant attachment behaviors, and improved their own personal relationships.