Results suggest that the CGI is a reliable and valid measure of self-efficacy for caregiving, and indicate the importance of self-efficacy for self-care and for managing difficult communication in successfully navigating the demands of caregiving for terminally ill persons.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons why a majority of practitioners refused to participate in a field-based psychotherapy process research project and to learn from them what would be required to enlist their future participation in this type of research. In a sample of 109 psychologists, the main reasons for refusing to participate included insufficient time, unwillingness to audiotape clients, and clients deemed inappropriate for the research. In terms of what would be required to facilitate their participation in future process research, the most common responses were more time and no recording of the therapy sessions. The implications for process research are discussed.
A training model that will help therapists develop the ability to articulate and work with values implicit in the counseling process is presented, and research is reviewed that provides strong evidence that clients' values are influenced during the course of therapy by the therapist's values. In the proposed training, participants first translate various aspects of their therapeutic approach into value language. Second, they are provided with an ethical framework to facilitate the analysis of particular cases in terms of the therapist's multiple responsibilities, self-interests, and social vision. Finally, participants are introduced to the tool of levels of explanation, which may facilitate working with issues of religion and philosophy of life as these relate to client problems.
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