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Brock, David E. "Group therapy : an interpersonal learning model." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.329423.

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Worthington, Hannah Ruth. "Termination in therapy : a comparison of cognitive behaviour therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/25338.

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A significant amount of literature and research exists exploring the development of the therapeutic relationship in psychotherapy; however in comparison literature on termination remains relatively lacking. This study compares Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) on various components of termination and also aims to correlate amount of termination activity with therapeutic outcome. A content analysis of 42 final (or penultimate) therapy sessions was carried out using a coding scheme derived from the Termination Behaviour Checklist – Therapist (Quintana & Holahn, 1992). Qualitative analysis sought to illustrate quantitative findings in more detail. Overall there was a significantly greater amount of termination activity in IPT sessions compared to CBT. In particular, specific findings were significantly more evaluation of therapy, closure of the therapeutic relationship and greater patient expression of affect, in IPT in comparison to final sessions of CBT. There was no significant difference between therapeutic interventions in terms of discussion of the patient’s future. A significant positive correlation between amount of termination activity and a reduction in symptoms of depression was found. These findings are consistent with theoretical orientation, in which IPT explicitly defines a phase of termination of therapy and a cognitive-behavioural approach emphasises relapse prevention. Implications are for a greater focus on other aspects of the termination process in CBT. In addition the finding that amount of termination activity was related to a reduction in symptoms of depression, alerts therapists to an awareness of managing termination when patients have not experienced an expected improvement in presenting symptoms.
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Mai, Jennifer A. "Examination of interpersonal skills in entry-level physical therapist students." Diss., NSUWorks, 2011. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/18.

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Wade, Allan Douglas George. "Resistance to interpersonal violence, implications for the practice of therapy." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ47298.pdf.

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Burelomova, A. "Experience of therapy following interpersonal trauma : a counselling psychology perspective." Thesis, City, University of London, 2017. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/20380/.

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This study explores women’s experiences of therapy for victims of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) within a specialist Domestic Violence service. It aims to shed light on the lived experiences of the women and their perspectives on therapy. The research took a form of a qualitative enquiry. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, the multifaceted nature of IPV, the researcher’s epistemological position, and the relative lack of qualitative research on the topic, it was deemed appropriate to remain rooted to the participants’ experiences. Eight women with the experience of exposure to IPV who have undergone therapy for victim-­‐survivors of IPV within the specialist Domestic Violence service took part in this study. Individual semi-­‐ structured interviews were conducted to gain insight into participant’s experiences of therapy within the service, and these interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and Visual Methods. Derived from the IPA is the over-­‐arching theme ‘recovery as a process’, with four inter-­‐related constituent themes: ‘abuse as disintegrating the self’, ‘oblivion of abuse and awakening’, ‘therapy as a journey of empowerment’ and ‘therapy as a continuous experience’. Each constituent theme consists of a number of different sub-­‐themes. Derived from the analysis of the drawings are researchers interpretations of participants’ representation of their experiences of therapy as a part of their journey towards recovery. These findings are presented through four points of reference: ‘recovery as a process’, ‘therapy as a transforming experience’, ‘therapy as a safe place’, and ‘therapy as a process’. The findings are considered in relation to the wider literature, including theoretical models and empirical studies. Links, consistencies, disparities and controversies are discussed. Potential implications for research and practice are addressed.
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Sasso, Katherine E. "The Role of Interpersonal Vulnerability in Cognitive Therapy for Depression." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1481208314315693.

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Foote, David. "Attachment and interpersonal theories : an application in the therapy setting /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9713221.

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Levin, Laura. "Adolescent Interpersonal Predictors of Early Therapeutic Alliance in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy." Scholarly Repository, 2011. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/701.

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This study examined interpersonal predictors of early therapeutic alliance in a cognitive-behavioral treatment study for adolescents with anxiety and/or depressive disorders. Client, therapist, and observer rated measures of alliance were obtained from the third session of treatment in a sample of twenty-seven adolescents. Results indicate that alliance ratings across the three perspectives are significantly associated with one another, but that pretreatment interpersonal variables were differentially associated with varying informant perspectives. Adolescents’ perceptions of their relationships to their caregivers positively related to their perceptions of the therapeutic alliance, such that adolescents with more positive representations of relationships with their attachment figures were more likely to endorse stronger working alliances early in treatment. Adolescent-reported symptom severity at pretreatment predicted observer ratings of alliance, such that adolescents who indicated greater symptoms at pretreatment were rated as having stronger early alliances with their therapists by independent observers. Adolescent perceptions of social support also predicted observer ratings of alliance. Therapists perceived having weaker alliances with adolescents showing clinically significant depression, as compared to adolescents diagnosed with anxiety disorders alone. Future research is needed to examine whether identification of relevant interpersonal factors can help improve therapeutic engagement and outcomes for the psychosocial treatment of adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders.
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Hughes, Rebecca. "Positive and negative therapist interventions and outcome in psychodynamic interpersonal therapy." Thesis, Bangor University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.327461.

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Drury, Val. "Interpersonal difficulties and theory of mind skills in acute psychosis." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.247087.

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Boyles, Ashley Sukiko. "Interpersonal therapy for female veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder| A grant proposal." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1523098.

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The purpose of this project was to write a grant to fund a program to provide individual Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) to female veterans diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) at the Long Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center (LBVAMC) in Long Beach, California. An extensive review of the literature included a review of current treatment modalities endorsed and utilized by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). In this literature review, IPT was identified as a promising treatment modality with positive outcomes in smaller sample sizes, and among different populations diagnosed with PTSD. The grant writer then designed a treatment program and wrote a grant to support a program to deliver IPT to female veterans diagnosed with PTSD. The actual submission and/or funding of this grant was not a requirement for the successful completion of this project.

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Yutrzenka, David A. "Assessing Change in Socially Inhibited Interpersonal Subtype through Focused Brief Group Therapy." Wright State University Professional Psychology Program / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1340900792.

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Chung, Chiao-Feng. "Confirming the Constructs of the Child Interpersonal Relationship and Attitudes Assessment." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500098/.

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The purpose of this study was to confirm the four-factor model of the Child Interpersonal Relationship and Attitudes Assessment (CIRAA) in order to establish the instrument’s factor/structure validity using a sample different than that used in instrument development. The CIRAA was the first parent-report instrument based on child-centered theory and designed to measure play therapy outcomes. Its four factors are Self-Regulation (formerly Self-Control), Interpersonal Relationships, Coping Skills, and Internal Locus of Evaluation. For this study, the CIRAA was administered to 206 parents; their children were 75 females and 131 males aged 3 to 10 years old. The distributions of children’s genders and ages in this study were similar to the distributions of the sample used to develop the CIRAA. Based on confirmatory factor analysis results of overall goodness-of-fit indices; localized areas of strain; and interpretability, size, and statistical significance (p < .001) of the model's parameter estimate, the four-factor model of the CIRAA was confirmed with both theoretical and empirical support. Internal consistency reliability for the subscales and total score were acceptable, with an overall reliability coefficient of .928. A medium negative correlation (r = -.417, n = 47, p < .01) was found between the CIRAA total scores and Child Behavior Checklist Total Problems scores, a result in the expected direction. All subscales and total scores, except the Internal Locus of Evaluation score, distinguished differences between non-clinical and clinical samples. Altogether, results indicated that the CIRAA is appropriate for making clinical decisions about individuals. Limitations, additional implications, and future research are discussed.
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Kelly, Jane Barbara. "Investigation of content and therapeutic change : a comparison of cognitive behaviour therapy and interpersonal therapy in the treatment of depression." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/5668.

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Background Different therapies have different theoretical backgrounds which makes their comparison difficult. Process research seeks to understand what the common mechanisms are at work which contribute to successful outcome. The current study sought to compare the content of two therapies (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Interpersonal Therapy) in the treatment of depression and measure any changes that participants reported. Method Taped therapy sessions of IPT and CBT were transcribed and a coding scheme measuring content of therapy was developed. Participants’ accounts of therapeutic change were recorded between the two models of therapy across three time periods using a mixed design. The times periods were divided into: beginning, middle and end of therapy. Quantitative content analysis was used to measure frequency of occurrence of categories in therapy. Qualitative Content Analysis was used to compliment quantitative findings and to compare participants' accounts of change between the beginning and end of therapy. Results The results indicated that differences in content reflected the theoretical background of both therapies. The categories: affect expression, task activation and review, behavioural change and cognitive change, solution generation, discussion of the model, homework and assumptions occurred significantly more in CBT compared to IPT. All other differences between the models were not significant. Differences in content of therapy occurred between the beginning, middle and end of therapy. There was a reduction in symptoms of depression for participants in both groups as measured by the BDI but this reduction was not significant. The discussion related the findings to the current literature and presented ideas for future research.
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Canate, Rebecca R. "Change in Group Therapy: A Grounded Theory Inquiry into Group and Interpersonal Patterns in a Community Sample." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2012. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2986.

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This qualitative study investigated the group process and impact of pre-group feedback information on individuals in an eight-week therapy group. The feedback information was based on group members' results on the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) Intrex questionnaire given before the group began. The Intrex is based on Interpersonal Reconstructive Therapy (IRT) theory, which is a combination of interpersonal psychoanalysis, attachment theory, operant conditioning, and studies of imitative learning, and has been utilized primarily in an individual treatment format. Because only a limited number of treatment strategies have utilized IRT theory in the group treatment setting, and because group treatment results often rival those of individual therapy, the researcher chose to introduce IRT information into group therapy in a grounded-theory study. IRT information was given to the group leader and members mainly to inform them of patterns. They were the primary source of IRT feedback in the group sessions. The purpose of this study was to gain an in-depth understanding of the process experience of this group and the potential impact of IRT theory-based feedback-receiving on this group's therapy. Participants completed the Inventory of Interpersonal Problems (IIP) and the Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45) at specified points to provide quantitative support for qualitative analyses of group member outcomes. Therapy tapes were transcribed verbatim, watched, and analyzed by two clinical psychology students for important process themes using grounded theory methods. Two main themes were revealed during the qualitative search: 1) Group members tended to express information gained during their interview in covert ways and were highly resistant to overt discussions of early patterns; and 2) For this particular group, religious beliefs played a large role in how information was processed and the degree to which positive change occurred distilled through their struggle internalizing norms and standards.
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Úlfarsdóttir, Lilja Ósk. "The effects of short term interpersonal cognitive problem solving therapy with young childen." Thesis, University of Leicester, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2381/31168.

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The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of short term Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving (ICPS) training with pre-school children compared to an alternative treatment of Music Therapy (MT). The MT treatment served to investigate the relationship between creativity and Alternative Solutions Thinking (AST). No treatment control was included in the design (Study I). Seven-month follow-up measures of effects from the treatments are included (Study II), to determine the stability of therapeutic gains. The results reveal a successful elevation of AST and Consequential Thinking (CT) following ICPS training, stable over at least seven months and a sleeper effect from the MT treatment. Behavioural observation revealed improved social interactive behaviours following treatment, but there is some indication that behavioural gains may not be stable. The influence of music on AST and CT was further examined in Study III by comparing AST and CT fluency of children who attended a musically enriched pre-school to that of the children who received short term MT treatment and a non-treatment Control group. The children in Study III proved significantly better at AST and CT than the children in the previous studies were. Finally, in Study IV, an alternative mode of mediating ICPS skills was attempted. This involved a short training of pre-school staff to apply ICPS training techniques in daily dealings with the children. Girls benefited more from this treatment, and only CT skills were elevated. Results are related to previous findings in ICPS research and discussed in terms of developmental theories, especially Vygotsky's conception of thought development and Crick and Dodge's (1994) social information processing model. A developmental relationship between AST and CT is suggested and it is argued that AST may be a form of creative thought. Implications of the results for education and therapy are discussed.
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Ulfarsdóttir, Lilja Ósk. "The effects of short term interpersonal cognitive problem solving therapy with young children." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2002. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/2691/.

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The primary aim of this study is to investigate the effects of short term Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving (ICPS) training with pre-school children compared to an alternative treatment of Music Therapy (MT). The MT treatment served to investigate the relationship between creativity and Alternative Solutions Thinking (AST). No treatment control was included in the design (Study 1). Seven-month follow-up measures of effects from the treatments are included (Study IT), to determine the stability of therapeutic gains. The results reveal a successful elevation of AST and Consequential Thinking (CT) following ICPS training, stable over at least seven months and a sleeper effect from the MT treatment. Behavioural observation revealed improved social interactive behaviours following treatment, but there is some indication that behavioural gains may not be stable. The influence of music on AST and CT was further examined in Study III by comparing AST and CT fluency of children who attended a musically enriched pre-school to that of the children who received short term MT treatment and a non-treatment Control group. The children in Study III proved significantly better at AST and CT than the children in the previous studies were. Finally, in Study IV, an alternative mode of mediating ICPS skills was attempted. This involved a short training of pre-school staff to apply ICPS training techniques in daily dealings with the children. Girls benefited more from this treatment, and only CT skills were elevated. Results are related to previous findings in ICPS research and discussed in terms of developmental theories, especially Vygotsky’s conception of thought development and Crick and Dodge’s (1994) social information processing model. A developmental relationship between AST and CT is suggested and it is argued that AST may be a form of creative thought. Implications of the results for education and therapy are discussed
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Wilhelmsson, Göstas Mona. "Psychotherapy patients in mental health care: : attachment styles, interpersonal problems and therapy experiences." Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för hälsovetenskap och medicin, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-33935.

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Mona Wilhelmsson Göstas, School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, SE-701 82 Örebro, Sweden, mona.vilhelmsson gostas@orebroll.se Attachment styles are relevant to psychotherapy since they highlight the way a person handles interpersonal and emotional stress. This thesis aimed to examine how psychotherapy patients in the public mental health care system report attachment styles related to interpersonal problems and diagnosis before and after psychotherapy and to examine problems and changes and psychotherapy contract and process from patients’ experiences of cognitive behavioural oriented therapy (CBT) and psychodynamic oriented psychotherapy (PDT). The studies are based on data from patients admitted to psychotherapy within the public psychiatric services in Örebro County Council. Studies I and IV were quantitative and used self-reports to examine attachment styles and interpersonal problems before and after psychotherapy. Studies II and III were qualitative interview studies examining patients experiences of problems, changes and psychotherapy process. The patients were diagnosed with mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders and personality disorders and reported insecure avoidant and anxious attachment styles that correlated positively with interpersonal problems when they started therapy. Psychotherapy with CBT or PDT enabled them to turn attachment styles into more secure ones and decrease interpersonal problems Patients aged between 26 and 39, patients who attended 11-25 sessions and patients diagnosed with a personality disorder reported greater changes in secure related attachment than others. Patients described their problems as emotions that could not be regulated, as cognitive disabilities and as problematic behaviours that implied a self-centredness. During the course of psychotherapy, the patients gained abilities to handle their problems. The perceived self-centeredness changed which increased their participation in their life-context. Similarities across the therapy orientations showed that the creation of a new context was essential to pay full attention to the patient’s problems, and that the working method and cooperation with the psychotherapist made up a whole. To make the therapy effective, it is important to build up confidence in cooperation and secure base functions like offering predictability and shaping interventions according to the needs of the patient and their ability to use them.
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Duncan, Amy Crystal. "Intra and interpersonal factors in the use of personal therapy by trainee clinical psychologists." Thesis, University of Hertfordshire, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2299/7621.

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The purpose of personal therapy for psychologists can be understood as a method of personal and professional development (PPD) and/or in terms of help-seeking. This study aims to consider differences in the use of personal therapy among trainee clinical psychologists. It used a cross-sectional, survey design and invited all British trainees to participate. 437 trainees (25% response rate) completed measures on intrapersonal and interpersonal variables, and answered several factual questions pertaining to demographics and clinically relevant experiences. Several trainees reported experiencing childhood abuse. A large proportion had experienced therapy prior to training. These issues were explored. Discriminant analyses demonstrated that attitude to therapy for PPD and psychological flexibility were important predictors of use of personal therapy, as was emotional neglect in childhood. The potential link between difficult early experience and ability to manage internal experience was considered. Therapeutic orientation of trainee, year of training and course support were also important factors in differentiating between groups. Implications for training and PPD were discussed in terms of suggestions for courses and trainees.
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Bartley, Don. "Measuring the effectiveness of the Couple Communication I program on improving the problem-solving skills of married couples in therapy." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Holliman, Ryan P. "The Development of the Child Interpersonal Relationships and Attitudes Assessment for Child Centered Play Therapy." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc30469/.

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The purpose of this study was to develop a parent report form instrument congruent with the philosophy of child-centered play therapy. The study sought to develop an instrument with acceptable levels of construct validity, reliability, sensitivity to clinical attitudes and relationships, and responsiveness to intervention. The Child Interpersonal Relationships and Attitudes Assessment (CIRAA) and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBC) and the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) were administered to 136 parents of children aged 3 to 10. The children of the parents sample consisted of 90 males and 46 females. Exploratory factor analysis was conducted for construct validity. Parallel analysis was conducted to determine the number of factors to retain. The factor solution explained 53.86% of the variance, which is an acceptable amount of the variance. Cronbach's alpha was conducted for total scale and all subscales. Reliability scores for the total score and subscales were acceptable, with an overall reliability coefficient of .93. A Pearson's r was conducted for concurrent validity between the instrument, the CBC, and the PSI, with Pearsons' r of .75 and .74 respectively. Paired-sample t-tests using the pretest and posttest scores of the instrument in development examined the responsiveness of the instrument to play therapy intervention at the same level as the CBC and PSI. ROC curve analysis, indicated acceptable discrimination of clinical scores and adaptive scores, with a clinical score being generated from the analysis. It is the first parent-report form developed for child-centered play therapy, and provides an efficient and philosophically consistent instrument for child centered play therapists to use in clinical and research settings.
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Bitter, James Robert, and Rebekah J. Byrd. "Adlerian Family Therapy." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/879.

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Book Summary: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Marriage, Family and Couples Counseling is a new, all-encompassing, landmark work for researchers seeking to broaden their knowledge of this vast and diffuse field. Marriage and family counseling programs are established at institutions worldwide, yet there is no current work focused specifically on family therapy. While other works have discussed various methodologies, cases, niche aspects of the field and some broader views of counseling in general, this authoritative Encyclopedia provides readers with a fully comprehensive and accessible reference to aid in understanding the full scope and diversity of theories, approaches, and techniques and how they address various life events within the unique dynamics of families, couples, and related interpersonal relationships. Key topics include: Assessment Communication Coping Diversity Interventions and Techniques Life Events/Transitions Sexuality Work/Life Issues, and more Key features include: More than 500 signed articles written by key figures in the field span four comprehensive volumes Front matter includes a Reader’s Guide that groups related entries thematically Back matter includes a history of the development of the field, a Resource Guide to key associations, websites, and journals, a selected Bibliography of classic publications, and a detailed Index All entries conclude with Further Readings and Cross References to related entries to aid the reader in their research journey
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Greening, Kacey D. "A Pilot Study Assessing Outcomes for the High 8 Socially Uninhibited Subtype After Treatment with Focused Brief GroupTherapy." Wright State University Professional Psychology Program / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1372855875.

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Ransom, Dana M. "Telephone-Delivered, Interpersonal Therapy for HIV-Infected Rural Persons with Depression: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial." Ohio : Ohio University, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1181761210.

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Tsakopoulou, Myrto. "Clients' experience of recovery from borderline personality disorder in dialectical behaviourial therapy : an interpretative phenomenological analysis." Thesis, University of East London, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532973.

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The present study examined client perspectives on recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). It aimed to investigate recovery meant to people diagnosed with BPD, whether people at the advanced stages of Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) considered themselves to be in recovery and what are the specific elements of therapeutic treatment that facilitate or hinder recovery from BPD, from a client perspective.
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Kohrman, Rebecca Kathleen. "Are we attracted to romantic partners who tend to resemble our caregivers? a project based upon an independent investigation /." Click here for text online. Smith College School for Social Work website, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10090/989.

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Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2007
Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of Master of Social Work. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 35-36).
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Williams, Kristle Claire. "Open group music therapy workshops with homeless adults : a case study." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/43285.

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People who are homeless tend to suffer from stress, substance abuse and mental health problems. Music therapy with a closed group of homeless adults residing in an American homeless shelter has shown potential benefit. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how open group music therapy sessions designed to facilitate emotional expression, interpersonal connection, stimulation, and self-esteem were experienced by homeless adults not residing in a common shelter. The current study made use of a sample of homeless adults visiting a church feeding scheme in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The sessions were framed as music workshops and the main components used included: drumming, vocal and instrumental improvisation, and known songs. A total of six, weekly, open group music therapy workshops were held at the feeding scheme for a maximum of ten participants per session. Videotaped recordings were made of each music therapy session and one different participant was interviewed after the session each week. From the interpretative phenomenological analysis of the transcripts of individual interviews and the videotaped recordings of sessions, a number of themes emerged. From the findings of this study it was concluded that the open group music therapy sessions offered homeless adults opportunities for: increased self-esteem, meaningful interpersonal connection, constructive use of time, stress relief, meeting emotional needs, and transformation.
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Myler, Cory John. "Increasing psychological flexibility regarding interpersonal conflict between religious beliefs and attitudes towards sexual minorities: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/1742.

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This study was designed to test the clinical effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) group intervention for individuals reporting distress related to conflict between sexual and religious identity. There were 24 participants in the study, 12 of whom took part in the therapy group, 12 of whom were in a comparison group and did not participate in the intervention. Outcome measures included the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-2 (AAQ-2), Components of Attitudes Towards Homosexuality (CAH), Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ-45), the World Health Organization Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHO-QOL), Dimensions of Latter-Day Saint Religiosity (DLDSR), and the Three-Factor Scale of Authoritarianism (3-FSA). Participants from both the intervention and the comparison groups completed an initial battery of these self-report measures and an additional follow-up battery, given after the intervention group had completed the six-session intervention and after a similar 6-week period had passed for the comparison group. Repeated-measure ANOVA of the collected data indicates that, relative to the comparison group, the intervention group showed statistically significant (p < .05) changes in symptom distress (partial &brkbar;Ç2 = .36), attitudes towards homosexuality (partial &brkbar;Ç2 = .461), and quality of life (partial &brkbar;Ç2 = .85). While preliminary, results of this study indicate that an ACT therapy group is an effective clinical intervention for individuals experiencing distress as a result of conflict between sexual and religious identity.
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Kleinbub, Johann Roland. "The rhythm of therapy: psychophysiological synchronization in clinical dyads." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3424954.

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Rhythmicity and synchronization are fundamental mechanisms employed by countless natural phenomena to communicate. Previous research has found evidence for synchronization in patients and therapists during clinical activity, for instance in their body movements (Ramseyer & Tschacher, 2011) and physiological activations (e.g. Marci et al, 2007; Kleinbub et al., 2012; Messina et al., 2013). While this phenomenon has been found associated with different important aspects of clinical relationship, such as empathy, rapport, and outcome, and many authors suggested that it may describe crucial dimensions of the therapeutic dyad interaction and change, a clear explanation of its meaning is still lacking. The goals of the present work were to: 1) Provide a solid theoretical and epistemological background, in which to inscribe the phenomenon. This was pursued by crossing neurophenomenology’s sophisticated ideas on mind-body integration (Varela, 1996) and Infant Research’s detailed observations on development of infants’ Self through their relationships. The common ground for this connection was the complex systems theory (von Bertalanffy, 1968; Haken, 2006). 2) Contribute to literature through two replications of existing studies (Kleinbub et al., 2012; Messina et al., 2013) on skin conductance (SC) synchronization. In addition to the original designs, secure attachment priming (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007) was introduced to explore if observed SC linkage was susceptible to manipulation, accordingly to the developmental premises defined in the theoretical chapters. Study 1 focused on synchrony between students and psychotherapists in simulated clinical sessions; Study 2 reprised the same methodology with two principal changes: first the clinician’s role was played by psychologists without further clinical trainings, and second, each psychologist was involved in two distinct interviews, in order to assess the impact of individual characteristics on SC synchrony. 3) Provide an ideographical exploration of the psychotherapy processes linked to matched SC activity. In study 3 the highest and lowest synchrony sequences of 6 sessions of psychodynamic psychotherapy were subject of a detailed phenomenological content analysis. These micro-categories were synthetized in more abstract ones, in order to attempt the recognizing of regularities that could shed light on the phenomenon. 4) To explore the pertinence of employing mathematical properties derived from the application of system theory in psychological contexts. In study 4, Shannon’s entropy and order equations (1948) were applied on the transcribed verbal content of 12 depression psychotherapies, to assess both intra-personal and inter-personal (dyad) order in verbal categories. Results from these studies provided further evidence for the existence of a synchronization mechanism in the clinical dyads. Furthermore the various findings were generally supporting the dyad system theoretical model, and its description of regulatory dynamics as a good explanation of the synchronization phenomena. Discrepancies with previous literature highlighted the need for further studies to embrace more methodological sophistication (such as employing lag analysis), and cautiousness in the interpretation of results.
Ritmo e sincronia sono meccanismi fondamentali alla base dello scambio di informazione in innumerevoli fenomeni naturali. Ricerche precedenti hanno evidenziato la presenza di meccanismi di sincronizzazione in pazienti e terapeuti durante la pratica clinica, ad esempio nei loro movimenti corporei (Ramseyer & Tschacher, 2011) e nelle attivazioni fisiologiche (es. Marci et al, 2007; Kleinbub et al., 2012; Messina et al., 2013). Nonostante tale fenomeno sia stato associato a diversi importanti aspetti della relazione terapeutica, quali l’empatia, il rapport, l’esito del percorso clinico, e nonostante molti di tali autori siano concordi nel suggerire che tale meccanismo possa descrivere dimensioni cruciali della relazione terapeutica e dei suoi processi di cambiamento, una chiara spiegazione e comprensione del suo significato è ancora assente. Pertanto gli obiettivi del presente lavoro sono: 1) Fornire un solido background teorico ed epistemologico nel quale inscrivere tale fenomeno. Tale obiettivo è stato perseguito tracciando un ideale filo rosso fra la sofisticata integrazione fra corpo e mente ad opera del pensiero neurofenomenologico (Varela, 1966), e le dettagliate osservazioni sull’evoluzione del Se nei bambini attraverso le loro relazioni primarie ad opera del movimento dell’Infant Research. Il terreno comune per operare tale connessione è stato fornito dalla teoria dei modelli complessi (von Bertalanffy, 1968; Haken, 2006). 2) Contribuire alla letteratura attraverso due replicazioni di studi precedenti (Kleinbub et al., 2012; Messina et al., 2013) sulla sincronizzazione della conduttanza cutanea (CC). In aggiunta ai disegni originali, è stata introdotta una tecnica di priming della sicurezza di attaccamento (Mikulincer & Shaver, 2007), per osservare se e come la coordinazione nella CC nella diade terapeutica fosse soggetta a manipolazione, e coerente col modello di sviluppo scelto per interpretare il fenomeno. Lo studio 1 si focalizza sulla sincronia fra studenti e psicoterapeuti durante simulazioni di colloqui clinici; lo studio 2 riprende tale metodo con due differenze significative: il ruolo di clinico è stato ricoperto da psicologi senza ulteriore formazione, ed ogni psicologo ha condotto due colloqui, al fine di investigare l’impatto delle caratteristiche individuali sulla sincronia. 3) Fornire una esplorazione ideografica dei processi terapeutici connessi all’attivazione CC simultanea. Nello studio 3 le sequenze di maggiore e minore sincronia di 6 sessioni di psicoterapia psicodinamica sono state analizzate attraverso una dettagliata analisi del contenuto fenomenologica. Le micro-categorie da essa ottenute sono poi state sintetizzate in categorie più astratte al fine di cercare di riconoscere la presenza di regolarità che potessero gettare luce sul fenomeno. 4) Esplorare la pertinenza dell’utilizzo di proprietà matematiche derivate dall’applicazione della teoria sistemica nei contesti psicologici. Nello studio 4, le formule di entropia e ordine di Shannon (1948), sono state applicate sui trascritti del contenuto verbale di 12 psicoterapie di pazienti depressi, per investigare la presenza di ordine nelle categorie verbali sia intra-personali, che inter-personali (diade). Gli esiti di tali studi hanno rivelato ulteriore evidenza rispetto all’esistenza di meccanismi di sincronizzazione nella diade clinica. Inoltre i vari risultati erano generalmente in supporto al modello sistemico diadico e la sua descrizione delle dinamiche di regolazione si è rivelata una buona spiegazione dei processi di sincronizzazione. Discrepanze minori rispetto alla letteratura sottolineano il bisogno di proseguire la ricerca in questo settore attraverso una maggiore accortezza metodologica (ad esempio tramite lag-analysis), e cautela nell’interpretazione dei risultati.
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Bray, Jacquelyn L. "Grace, the double bind message, and human relationships." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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De, Beer Sarina. "Die rol van musiek in die uitbreiding van emotiewe konstrukte." Pretoria : [S.n.], 2006. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-03202006-123959.

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Dounchis, Jennifer Zoler. "Negative affect among patients with binge eating disorder : impact at baseline and following treatment /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3007132.

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SHINOHARA, Hisato, and 尚人 篠原. "小学生の対人関係ビリーフに関する研究 : 対人関係ビリーフ尺度（小学生版）の開発." 名古屋大学大学院教育発達科学研究科, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/19519.

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Farrants, Jaqui. "Working with trauma : interpersonal and process issues in therapy for people suffering from the effects of traumatic experience." Thesis, City University London, 2001. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/8509/.

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While the issue of avoidance in PTSD is well-documented in terms of symptom presentation, little has been done to address the problem posed to therapists of clients engaging in an avoidance of traumatic material within therapy. The current study uses a two-part approach, combining quantitative and qualitative methods to address avoidance in therapy for PTSD. In Part 1, a correlational design is used to compare clients' coping styles of "monitoring" and "blunting" (Miller, 1980) with change in symptoms over a course of therapy. The results indicate some support for the notion that coping style is relevant to symptom change over a course of therapy for PTSD. A blunting coping style was found to be significantly negatively correlated with degree of improvement in intrusive thoughts and a monitoring coping style significantly positively correlated with improvement in avoidance symptoms over the period. However, the possibility that these results are a function of significant correlations at the outset of therapy is considered. Furthermore, the low response rate resulted in the collection of insufficient data to fully test the hypotheses and, as a result, the study was treated as an exploratory, preliminary analysis and used to highlight research questions for a second phase of the research. In Part 2 of the study, a discourse analytic approach was used to generate avoidant discursive practices in transcribed material from therapy sessions with clients with PTSD. Both clients and therapists were found to use a range of discursive practices which resulted in the conversation moving away from expressions of negative affect or an exploration of traumatic material. Putative explanations for the observed behaviours are discussed and the need for therapists to be aware of these processes and their own emotional reactions to client's traumatic memories is emphasised. Differences in presentation between clients with histories of sexual abuse and those experiencing non-abusive isolated experiences of trauma are raised. The nature of avoidance within therapy is discussed and the impact of the overarching discourse of the therapeutic setting and the associated roles and power dynamics within the dyad are explored. Implications for improving the effectiveness of therapy and suggestions for future research in the field of avoidance in PTSD are proposed and, in particular, a call made for a more process-focused and "dyad-orientated" approach to practice and research in this area.
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Carlson, Sarah E. "Effects of a Play-Based Teacher Consultation (PBTC) Program on Interpersonal Skills of Elementary School Teachers in the Classroom." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc84185/.

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The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a play-based teacher consultation (PBTC) program on individual teachers’ interpersonal classroom behaviors and teacher-child relationships. The research questions addressed the application of child-centered play therapy principles and PBTC increasing teacher responsiveness, decreasing teacher criticism, and enhancing teachers‟ perceptions of the teacher-child relationship in elementary school classrooms. Single-case design was utilized to examine eight teachers‟ perceptions over 16 weeks. The sample included 8 White female teachers from three local elementary schools. Teacher ages ranged from 28 to 59 years old. There were 5 kindergarten, 1 first grade, and 2 second grade teachers. The teachers participated in one educational training session followed by play sessions with children of focus and interactive modeling sessions. Trained observers, blind to the study’s purpose, utilized the Interaction Analysis System in classroom observations of the teachers, three times per week, to examine teachers’ interpersonal skills. Additionally, the teachers completed the Student Teacher Relationship Scale for the children of focus before and after the play session phase to examine change in the teacher-child relationship. Visual analysis of the data indicated the PBTC’s overall positive impact. 5 out of 8 teachers demonstrated increases in teacher responding scores at mildly to very effective criteria levels. All 8 teachers demonstrated decreases teacher criticism at effective to very effective criteria levels. The teacher-child relationships indicated mixed results, with 5 out of 8 teachers indicating positive changes in teacher-child relationships. Discussion includes implications for future research regarding single-case design, measurement of teacher change, and modifications of the PBTC model.
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Thayne, Tim R. "Solution-Focused Leadership: The Development and Evaluation of a Marriage and Family Therapy-Based Leadership Training Program." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/30318.

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This research project utilized concepts and methods from the field of marriage and family therapy, to help leaders from business organizations develop greater relationship competency. A training workshop was designed and then evaluated to improve the quality of the training process, and to answer the following question: what, if any, effect did the workshop have on the participants1 relationship competencies in their work and/or family roles? The workshop participants were 12 people from small to medium sized business organizations who held leadership positions in their companies. The training model consisted of an initial three-day session, followed by a two-month interim period where the participants were given individual coaching, concluded by a two-day follow-up session. Several qualitative methods were used for obtaining data including the use of focus groups, in-depth interviews, and case notes. Formative evaluation processes provided information critical to the program1s improvement. Summative evaluation results indicate that the training was effective in helping individuals increase their relationship competency in the following four areas: 1) increased awareness, 2) greater relationship orientation, 3) new relationship-oriented behaviors, and 4) perceived outcomes. Participants reported having greater awareness of their own cognitive and emotional processes, as well as greater empathy for the experiences of others. Participants1 attitudes became more relationally oriented and were followed by new behaviors that promoted closer family relationships and collaborative work relationships. Participants credited the training with positive relational outcomes such as greater trust, more intimacy, and better communication in selected relationships. Other outcomes, specific to the experience of particular individuals, were also attributed to the training experience. The results provide preliminary evidence that MFT processes may be effective in helping leaders develop interpersonal or relationship competencies in a workshop setting. This study adds to the collection of research where family therapy models have been successfully utilized in diverse human systems contexts.
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Karlsson, Roger. "Reflective-functioning during the process and in relation to outcome in cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy and brief psychodynamic." Licentiate thesis, Umeå University, Department of Psychology, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-14740.

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The objective of this work was to investigate reflective-functioning (RF) as a measure of process in two independent studies that included three types of brief psychotherapy. RF is defined as the ability to recognize the existence and nature of mental processes taking place in the self and in others (e.g., intentions, beliefs, desires, and wishes). Theorists have suggested the ability for RF is crucial for predicting social causality and low RF has been found related to mental disorders. It has recently been suggested in the literature that improved ability for RF might be an important component of successful psychotherapy outcome, especially with respect to achieving structuralchange. RF was in this work investigated during the process through discourse analysis of the patients’ narratives of self-other interactions in the treatment sessions. The Psychotherapy Process Q-set (PQS) was implemented in order to isolate specific components of the process (process correlates) that identified high and low RF and to investigate the links between the process correlates and outcome. The first study investigated 29 cases of cognitive-behavioral therapy(CBT) and 35 cases of interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) with an average treatment length of 16.2 sessions in a sample from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) randomized clinical trial Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program (TDCRP). The sample in the first study consisted of 128 sessions in total, were one session from the early part (on average the 4th session) and one session in the later part of the treatment (on average the 12th session) were rated for RF. The second study investigated a sample of 30 cases of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy (BPDT) with an average treatment length of 15.8 sessions in a naturalistic designand obtained from the Mount Zion Psychotherapy Research Group. In total, the second study included 90 sessions of BPDT, and RF was assessed during the 1st, the 5th, and the 14th session of each treatment. The results from these two studies suggested that the patients’ ability for RF, as measured through the discourse from therapy sessions, is stable (in CBT and BPDT) or decreased(IPT) during the treatments. Furthermore, the process correlates defining high RF had a relation with good outcome, and process correlates defining low RF had a relation with poor outcome.The process correlates identified during the PQS-analysis suggested that both high and low RF was linked with personality characteristics in the patients. For example, high RF was linked to patients’ ability for introspection, expression of negative emotions, and commitment to treatment.Low RF was linked to patients’ expression of passivity, defensiveness, and suspiciousness. This work supported theorists’ suggestions that brief treatments are supportive in their nature and therefore do not promote structural changes (e.g., changes in RF). It is suggested that the abilityfor RF as assessed pre-treatment might be a useful predictor for success in brief psychotherapy and could therefore be used as a patient inclusion criteria for such treatments.

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Palmer, Elizabeth Northup Palmer. "Using distance regulation for the study of sibling relationship quality, romantic relationships, and interpersonal and intrapersonal factors." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1500469586490535.

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Yirdaw, Biksegn. "Depression and HIV/AIDS: adapting and piloting group interpersonal therapy for treatment of depressive symptoms for people living with HIV/AIDS in Northwest Ethiopia." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/33984.

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Background Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and commencement of lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) with the requirement of high adherence can exacerbate or trigger depressive disorders. Prevalence of major depression is substantially higher in people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) than those in the general population. More than 50% of PLWHA are likely to meet one or more criteria for depression in their lifetime. However, access to interventions for depressive disorders remains limited in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) where more than 90% of people with depressive disorders are not receiving formal treatment. The role of evidence-based psychological treatments has been fundamental in reducing the huge treatment gap in LMICs. Although brief, flexible and effective psychological treatments are emerging, issues in relation to their acceptability, feasibility and effectiveness in HIV populations remain unexplored. Therefore, this thesis aimed to adapt and pilot group interpersonal therapy (IPT) for treatment of depressive symptoms including its acceptability and feasibility for PLWHA. This thesis has been the first that attempted to adapt and pilot group IPT for treatment of depression in the HIV population in Ethiopia. The findings of this thesis can serve as a baseline for researchers interested in adapting or developing psychological treatments in the HIV population in Ethiopia. The findings contribute information on the process used in examining acceptability and feasibility of psychological interventions which provides indications for conducting future trials to test the effectiveness of group IPT. Methods First, a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials was conducted to identify the most effective psychological treatments for depressive symptoms for PLWHA in LMICs. Second, a survey of major depressive disorder (MDD) was conducted among PLWHA who were attending ART follow-up appointments at the Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital (FHRH) in Northwest Ethiopia. The survey served as a baseline to identify cases for piloting of group IPT and helped to identify areas for intervention. Third, the intervention areas were further explored among stakeholders from the ART clinic including PLWHA and this was followed by a stepwise adaptation of the group IPT manual. Furthermore, a formative qualitative study was conducted to examine explanatory models of depression and to explore acceptable contexts for implementation of group IPT. A total of three focus groups were conducted with purposively selected case managers, adherence supporters and service users 2 at the ART clinic. The qualitative data were analysed based on a framework approach using predefined thematic concepts. Fourth, a pilot study of the group IPT intervention was conducted among PLWHA to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of peer-administered group IPT for treatment of depressive symptoms for PLWHA in Ethiopia. A single-arm, prepost, peer-administered, group IPT interventional study was conducted with 31 consecutively recruited participants. The participants were assigned to four IPT groups for the intervention. A post-intervention evaluation of depressive symptoms, perceived social support (PSS), functional disability and quality of life (QoL) was conducted using the same instruments used at the baseline. No control group was included in this pilot study. Results The findings of the systematic review and meta-analysis revealed that trials that used IPT have shown good effectiveness in treating depressive symptoms of PLWHA in LMICs. The baseline study found 32.5% prevalence of MDD among randomly selected PLWHA (N=393). MDD was positively associated with reduced adherence to ART, functional disability and negatively associated with overall QoL. Overall findings of the baseline and the qualitative study indicated that psychosocial problems are the most important factors that need intervention for depression for PLWHA. The main findings in relation to the adaptation of the WHO group IPT were: i) an IPT group that contains five to ten people was perceived to be acceptable and mixed gender groups were recommended; ii) sessions were recommended to be conducted in private rooms for 1.5 to 2 hours, and on a weekly basis. Findings of the pilot study indicated that depression scores reduced significantly between baseline and postintervention (mean difference (MD)=9.92; t=-7.82; p<0.001). The mean PSS scores (MD=0.79; t=2.84; p=0.009) and the mean QoL scores (MD=0.39, t=4.58, p<0.001) improved significantly between baseline and post-intervention. All the IPT intervention areas (life change, disagreement, grief and loneliness) were found to be applicable to and important areas associated with depression in PLWHA in Ethiopia. Most importantly, disagreement within a family and life change due to HIV/AIDS, such as sickness and separation were faced by almost all PLWHA included in the study, followed by loneliness or social isolation as result of HIV stigma, and grief due to loss of loved ones including a spouse, a child, a mother or a father. Overall evaluation of the pilot indicated that the procedures and outcomes of group based IPT were perceived as acceptable. Participants of the intervention gained benefits in resolving psychosocial problems and reported high satisfaction with counsellors and intervention setting. The eight weekly sessions that lasted around two hours were acceptable; however, 3 additional sessions were recommended by some counsellors until everyone recovers from depression. Conclusion The overall findings of this thesis suggested that group IPT was found to be acceptable and feasible for PLWHA in Ethiopia. Future studies should focus on examining its effectiveness for treating depressive disorders among PLWHA in Ethiopia.
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Vivier, Yolande. "Spelterapeutiese assessering van die adolessent met gesiggestremdheid in institusionele verband se verhouding met sy gesin." Pretoria : [s.n.], 2003. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02252005-115702.

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Birch, Paul James. "Family-of-Origin Distress and Intimacy in Later-Life Couples." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 1999. http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/u?/MTAF,15560.

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Van, Rooyen Anrie Sophia. "Exploring the lived experiences of adolescents in a children's home participating in a choir : a community music therapy perspective." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/58767.

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Phenomenological research was conducted to explore the lived experiences of adolescents in a Children’s home who participate in a choir that is facilitated from a community music therapy perspective. The case study involved 16 weekly choir sessions, where a variety of vocalisations and interactive vocal interventions were implemented. A performance marked the end of the process, where preferred songs were performed. Fourteen adolescents residing in Bramley Children’s Home participated in the choir and the research. Qualitative data was collected through 14 semi-structured individual interviews at the end of the process. All interview transcripts were analysed through utilising interpretative phenomenological analysis. The study concluded that participation in the community music therapy choir offered the adolescents perceived meaningful intra- and interpersonal experiences. At an intrapersonal level, the participants lived experience entailed discovering their musical voices, accessing inner strength to take action both in the here-and-now and in the future as well as experiencing a healthier picture of themselves through increased self-awareness, self-esteem and self-confidence. Utilising cognitive skills and experiencing, expressing and regulating emotions were also included in the in the intrapersonal findings. In terms of interpersonal experiences, the adolescents perceived growth in relationships, improved social skills, social harmony and connection into the community. An important finding in this study that drew on a community music therapy focus is connection into the community, where the adolescents are experiencing sustaining relationships and continuous musiking within their communities.
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Smith, H. "What makes a difference in family therapy? : exploring the links between theory and practice using qualitative interviews and interpersonal process recall." Thesis, University of the West of England, Bristol, 2016. http://eprints.uwe.ac.uk/26435/.

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There is now good evidence to show that family therapy is effective in helping families with a wide range of presenting problems (Carr, 2014a; Shadish & Baldwin, 2003; Stratton, 2011). Although family therapy has a strong evidence base, much of the focus in the research literature has been on outcomes; far fewer studies have attempted to investigate the process of change in family therapy, and there has been a call for greater research in this area (Heatherington et al., 2005; Sexton & Datchi, 2014; Vilaça, Margarida, & Ana Paula, 2014). The inability to evidence how the process of family therapy works leaves it open to criticisms concerning credibility. Since family therapy is one of the few alternatives to one-to-one talking therapies (such as cognitive behavioural therapy) (Stratton & Lask, 2013), its devaluing would limit client choice. In order to justify its position as an alternative to one-to-one ways of working, family therapy needs to be able to evidence the link between theories of change, the process of change and outcomes. The present study attempts to address some of the above concerns by exploring how family therapists in the U.K understand the change process in family therapy both in theory, and in their practice. In addition, it explores how the rationale that therapists’ provide for their interventions in specific therapy sessions relates to how families conceptualise and experience change in the same sessions. A multi-modal triangulation methodology was used, whereby eight family therapists were interviewed in prospective qualitative interviews, and then two families and two family therapy teams were interviewed while they reviewed therapy sessions using the process methodology of Inter-personal process recall (IPR). The two methodologies revealed several themes. Three super-ordinate themes emerged from the prospective interviews: ‘safe-space’, ‘perspective taking’ and ‘privileging the change’. The IPR interviews yielded four super-ordinate themes: two from family therapy teams; ‘expressing a clear rationale’ and ‘linking theory and process is difficult’ and two from families ‘things we found helpful’ and ‘things that we didn’t like’. Convergence and divergence between the data sets are discussed as well as implication for further research and limitations of the current study.
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Palmer, Gemma. "The role of self-compassion in mood repair for people with recurrent depression with and without experience of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/34079.

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Systematic Review - Recent studies have identified potential change within interpersonal relationships following mindfulness-based interventions such as MBSR and MBCT; however, few studies have explored this in a clinical sample, from the participants’ perspective. This study aimed to explore this phenomenon by synthesising qualitative studies to answer the following question: How do people with a mental health diagnosis experience interpersonal change following MBSR and MBCT. A systematic search strategy identified 117 studies, of which 12 met the final inclusion criteria. A thematic synthesis was conducted based on the protocol developed by Thomas and Harden (2008). The thematic synthesis revealed an overall theme of connection, with subthemes of ‘the group as a community’; ‘reconnecting with the self’; ‘skill development’ and ‘reconnecting with others’. These themes were further synthesised to consider the interconnections between them. This revealed two points of interest: the power of the group community and intra- to inter-personal development. These themes were explored in relation to existing literature. The results are discussed in relation to the limitations of the study, and future research recommendations are considered. Empirical Paper - Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) have been shown to be effective in reducing the impact of cognitive reactivity (CR) and improving outcomes for people with recurrent depression. It has been proposed that this effect may be mediated by the cultivation of self-compassion; however, there is limited research into this mechanism. This study aimed to explore the lived experience of a sad mood induction and compassionate repair in people with currently remitted recurrent depression, with and without experience of MBCT. Sixteen participants were recruited (10 MBCT, six non-MBCT). Participants underwent a two-phase mood manipulation, sad mood induction and loving-kindness meditation (directed to a loved one and the self) and completed self-report measures before and after each task. Following this, participants engaged in a semi-structured interview exploring their experiences. The results showed both mood manipulations were successful, and mood repair was apparent within all but one of the participants. The interviews were analysed using thematic analysis, identifying six key themes: vulnerability versus tolerance of depression; immersion versus transience of cognitive and emotional reactivity; avoidance versus tolerance of compassion; self-criticism versus self-acceptance; locus of control and mechanisms of repair. No differences were observed between the two groups in their qualitative or quantitative responses to the mood manipulations; however, those in the MBCT group with a greater level of current MBCT practice, appeared more able to transcend negative thinking and utilise the Loving Kindness Meditation (LKM) more effectively for both themselves and others. The results are discussed in relation to study limitations and their implication to clinical practice.
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Baker, Elizabeth Louise. "Selecting Members for Group Therapy: A Continued Validation Study of the Group Selection Questionnaire." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2010. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2128.

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Group therapy has been demonstrated to be effective through a number of factors. Group theorists and researchers have attempted to identify client characteristics that would enable the clinician to determine a client's appropriateness for group therapy. Reviews of research have identified client expectancies and positive and negative interpersonal skills as promising predictors of group process, outcome, and attrition. The Group Selection Questionnaire (GSQ) was created to provide clinicians with a short and useful tool to aid them in identifying potential members for therapy groups, and has shown positive preliminary results in the past. This study presents tentative support for the factor structure of the GSQ and compares the GSQ and the Group Therapy Questionnaire (GTQ), another well established pre-group selection measure. Convergent validity of the GSQ is generally supported. GSQ Demeanor, Expectancy and Total scale scores correlate significantly with the GTQ Expectations about Group scale. In addition, GSQ Participation, Expectancy and Total scale scores correlate with GTQ Interpersonal Problems, with more interpersonal problems indicating fewer positive interpersonal skills, better expectancies for group, and stronger overall group readiness. Implications of these findings are discussed as well as future research directions.
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Miller, Sue G. "Interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed retirees: Developing and testing a clinical treatment manual." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2012. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/477.

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Most workers adjust well to retirement, but some experience depression due to poor adjustment. No evidence-based treatments were identified that targeted the developmental needs of this complex transition. In phase 1, a treatment manual (IPT-RM) was developed. The manual comprised an adaptation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy. In phase 2, a pilot study was conducted to determine the treatment’s feasibility. A series of non-experimental AB singlecase studies was conducted with nine retirees. All research participants’ depressive symptoms receded into the non-depressed range by the end of the study. The IPT-RM treatment manual was developed to a Stage 1 level, which incorporated peer-reviewed literature and clinical knowledge. Practical implications of the research for future activities include (a) prevention: conduct psychosocial retirement preparation workshops and other delivery formats, such as internet, DVD, and print media and (b) intervention: train psychologists in issues related to retirement adjustment. Future research could trial IPT-RM at a Stage 2 level of evidence-based treatment manual development. Furthermore, a retirement adjustment scale could be developed to predict which retirees are at greatest risk of experiencing depression due to a poor adjustment to retirement.
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Colbert, Nigel. "A qualitative investigation into the experiences of clients and therapists engaged in psychodynamic interpersonal therapy following an episode of deliberate self-harm." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.413832.

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De, Beer Marianne. "Interpersonal communication factors in the supervisory relationship that play a role in enhancing occupational therapy students’ clinical reasoning during physical fieldwork education." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/24770.

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Learning outcomes for students whose education takes place in the physical field are, among others, knowledge and skills to implement the occupational therapy process. In this process patients’ problems are assessed and recorded, treatment planned, implemented, continuously evaluated, and the progress of each such patient professionally recorded. Since this is a process which requires distinct clinical reasoning skills on the part of the student various factors can influence the development of such skills during their training. Many authors are of the opinion that it is the interpersonal communication between supervisor and student which underpins successful fieldwork education. In this study the purpose therefore was to investigate how the interpersonal communication factors in the supervisory relationship play a role in enhancing occupational therapy students’ clinical reasoning during physical fieldwork education. At the outset a partially mixed, sequential dominant, status-qualitative design was employed. An inter-subjective or interactional epistemological position was adopted in order to generate data from the participants’ subjective experiences, and an interpretive approach was used to understand how occupational therapy students and supervisors perceive the supervisory relationship during the formers’ learning of their clinical reasoning skills. Data was generated from four sources. First of all, from focus groups conducted separately with students and their supervisors on completion of the fieldwork block; secondly from semi-structured one-on-one interviews held with students as well as supervisors on completion of the formers’ fieldwork block; thirdly from students’ Work Habits Reports, and finally by recording the practical exam grades students obtained in the physical field. To analyse the data both qualitative and quantitative research methods were employed. Information obtained from the focus groups and one-on-one interviews were audio-taped and transcribed. After this process, transcribed data was coded and analysed following both a bottom-up and top down approach. The former was carried out by an independent coder and the latter by the researcher herself to determine which interpersonal communication themes and patterns might emerge from the collected data. A clinical psychologist using the Interpersonal Pattern Analysis, a diagnostic instrument, analysed the audio tapes of 14 supervisors who participated in the focus groups and one-on-one interviews. The themes which emerged from the thematic-content analysis and the Interpersonal Pattern Analysis were compared with the grades students obtained for their clinical reasoning skills in the final practical exam in the physical field. The findings of this study indicated that supervisors of students who received high grades solved problems effectively, were predominately linear in their approach, showed only limited empathy, were rigid in their expectations and gave only limited confirmation. In line with these findings supervisors of students who received lower grades were also effective in terms of problem solving skills and also gave limited confirmation, but were circular in their approach, showed partial empathy and were flexible. Finally in respect of the interpersonal approach to human behaviour there is no one role or pattern of interaction that is more effective in all contexts. A style or a pattern that may be highly effective in one kind of relationship may be ineffective in another. What is emerging here though is that a style which is characterised by flexibility and empathy may not necessarily be an effective teaching style, whereas a style characterised by a linear approach and limited empathy did indeed prove to be significantly more effective.
Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2011.
Occupational Therapy
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Moss, Regan, Taylor Gnagi, and Lauren Ruhlmann. "Sex Trafficking Survivors’ Perspectives on Relational Resources." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2019. https://dc.etsu.edu/secfr-conf/2019/schedule/7.

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Many sex trafficking survivors report problems in their interpersonal relationships, yet few studies have investigated the nuance of these important relational bonds. This phenomenological study began addressing this gap by exploring survivors’ perceptions of the quality and utility of their relationships with family members, peers, and service providers, specifically in the context of transitioning out of sex trafficking. Semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with six survivors in a residential recovery program. Analyses yielded three themes that represented distinct relational domains (1. non-professional, 2. professional, and 3. spirituality) and sub-codes which appeared to highlight nuance within each domain in the sense that some relationships were simultaneously helpful and challenging to negotiate. This poster will provide an overview of themes and codes, as well as a description of the practical significance of the results. Findings help extend existing literature and may inform potential modifications to resources provided by recovery programs.
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Brady, Donald R. "A project designed to educate selected students in the Masters of Counseling and Divinity Program at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in forgiveness therapy." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), access this title online Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2006. http://www.tren.com.

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