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Therapeutic Change in Colombian Families Dealing With Violence: Therapists, Clients, and Referring Systems in Conversation
Author(s) -
RipollNúñez Karen,
VillarGuhl Carlos Felipe,
VillarConcha Eduardo
Publication year - 2012
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.1752-0606.2012.00297.x
Subject(s) - family therapy , conversation , psychology , grounded theory , psychotherapist , therapeutic relationship , clinical psychology , qualitative research , sociology , social science , communication
There is a gap in the Marriage and Family Therapy literature regarding clients’, therapists’, and family judges’ theories of change in relational therapy for family violence. We conducted in‐depth interviews with eleven court‐referred families, their therapists, and two family judges in Bogota, Colombia. Interviews focused on their expectations of therapy outcomes, their understanding of change, and their evaluation of individual and relational therapy outcomes. We followed a grounded theory approach to data analysis. Analyses showed that therapists, family judges, and clients hold different expectations and theories regarding therapeutic change. Findings are discussed based on existing research on clients’ and therapists’ ideas about change. Implications for future research and practice are presented.