The current study examined whether clients' perceptions of hope and therapists' hope in their clients were associated with therapy outcomes. The authors conducted a naturalistic study of brief therapy with 10 therapists and 43 adult clients. Client-rated hope significantly increased after one session of therapy. However, no significant relationship was found between pretherapy client-rated hope and first-session symptom change. Further, client-rated hope at any point in therapy was not significantly related to therapy outcomes. Therapists' hope in their clients after the first and last sessions was significantly related to client outcomes. Implications for therapy practice and research are offered.
The present research study examines the role of affective forecasts made prior to a client's first visit to a university counseling center. Additionally, the role of dispositional hope in forming affective forecasts and effecting client drop-out rates is examined. Data suggests that (a) hope predicts forecasting accuracy, (b) those with less accurate affective forecasts were more likely to persist in counseling, (c) individuals who drop out of counseling are higher in hope, and (d) previous experience with counseling did not improve forecasting accuracy. Implications for college counseling practice are discussed.
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