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Strengthening the Systemic Ties that Bind: Integrating Common Factors into Marriage and Family Therapy Curricula
Author(s) -
Karam Eli A.,
Blow Adrian J.,
Sprenkle Douglas H.,
Davis Sean D.
Publication year - 2015
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/jmft.12096
Subject(s) - blueprint , perspective (graphical) , family therapy , curriculum , eclecticism , psychotherapist , psychology , medical education , medicine , pedagogy , computer science , mechanical engineering , philosophy , theology , artificial intelligence , engineering
Specific models guide the training of marriage and family therapists ( MFT s) as they offer both structure and organization for both therapists and clients. Learning models may also benefit therapists‐in‐training by instilling confidence and preventing atheoretical eclecticism. The moderate common factors perspective argues that models are essential, but should not be taught as “the absolute truth,” given there is no evidence for relative efficacy of one empirically validated model versus another, and no single model works in all instances. The following article provides a blueprint for infusing a common factors perspective into MFT programmes by reviewing innovations in course design, outlining specific teaching strategies, and highlighting potential implementation challenges.