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The Experience of Learning EFT in Spanish‐speaking Countries: A Multi‐National Replication Study
Author(s) -
Sandberg Jonathan G.,
RodríguezGonzález Martiño,
Pereyra Sergio,
Lybbert Ragan,
Perez Leo,
Willis Kwin
Publication year - 2020
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.12383
Subject(s) - latin americans , psychology , replication (statistics) , qualitative research , expression (computer science) , developmental psychology , social psychology , political science , sociology , medicine , anthropology , virology , law , computer science , programming language
This study is a multi‐national follow‐up to the original (Sandberg and Knestel (2011) Journal of Marital and Family Therapy , 37, 393–410) article on the process of learning Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy ( EFT ). A total of 102 clinicians from nine Spanish‐speaking countries (Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Spain, Colombia, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, and El Salvador) participated in the study. A comparison of results across the two studies revealed more similarities than differences. However, a few notable differences emerged from responses to qualitative questions, namely a heightened sense of appreciation for and resonance with the focus on core emotion in EFT and less frequent reports of difficulty learning and adapting to the model among Spanish‐speaking therapists. These differences were consistent with common cultural values and forms of expression in Latin America and Spain. Results are discussed in terms of training, supervision, and future research as well.