Influence of Client Preparation and Therapist Prognostic Expectations on Children's Attitudes and Expectations of Psychotherapy

Bonner, Barbara L.; Everett, Frances

doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp1103_2

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“…Children and parents who received preparation information showed significantly more knowledge about the structure and process of child psychotherapy than children and parents who did not receive preparation information. This finding is consistent with previous research using preparation procedures with normal (non-clinical) and clinical populations of children and parents (Bonner & Everett, 1982;Day & Reznikoff, 1980a;Holmes1 & Urie, 1975). The finding that children had less knowledge about psychotherapy than their parents is also consistent with previous research (Day & Reznikoff, 1980b).…”

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“…A recent study by Bonner and Everett (1982) assessed the effects of preparation on normal (non-clinical population) children's attitudes toward and expectations of child psychotherapy. This study found that an audiotape preparation procedure operated in a dual fashion, significantly increasing the children's knowledge of treatment structure and their expectations for treatment outcome.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In a study assessing normal children's expectations of psychotherapy, it was found that the children were highly attracted and receptive to psychotherapy and that they had very positive expectations for treatment outcome (Bonner & Everett, 1982). However, children's and parents' prognostic expectations have not been assessed in a clinical setting.…”

Section: Influence Of Client Preparation Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The audiotapes were developed and used effectively by Bonner and Everett (1982) in a study assessing the effects of preparing normal (non-clinical population) childfen for psychotherapy.…”

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“…Modifications of the Therapy Survey were made for a previous study by Bonner and Everett (1982) Ashby, Ford, Guerney, and Guerney (1957). Previous modifications of the Cl ient 1 s Personal Reaction Questionnaire have been used meaningfully in a nunber of studies of the adult therapy relatlonship (Goldstein, 1962b;Greenberg, 1969Greenberg, , 1971Greenberg, Goldstei~ & Perry, 1970;Snyder, 1961 If the clients agreed to participate, arrangements were made for them to meet with the researcher at the clinic for one hour prior to the first treatment session.…”

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The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of client preparation and problem severity on children's and parents' understanding, attitudes, and expectations of child psychotherapy. Thirty-eight children with one of their parents served as subjects. Half of the children and parents received preparation information, and the other half were not prepared. Following preparation versus no-preparation procedures, children and parents completed questionnaires assessing problem severity, knowledge of and attraction to therapy, and prognostic expectations. Therapists rated problem severity and expectations for treatment outcome. Preparation increased children's and parents' knowledge of therapy, attraction-receptivity to therapists and treatment, and expectations for therapy outcome. Children and parents were found to be quite attracted and receptive to psychotherapy and to have very positive expectations for treatment outcome. The study's findings further indicated that therapists saw the children's problems as more severe and had lower prognostic expectations than did children and parents. No relation was found between problem severity and attraction-receptivity to treatment or expectations for treatment outcome.Current research in psychotherapy outcome is revealing psychotherapy to be a multidimensional process with a multidetermined outcome. The major determinants of successful psychotherapy are presently thought to lie in the characteristics of the client, the therapist, and the client-BARBARA L. BONNER received her doctorate in clinical psychology from Oklahoma State University in 1984. She is presently serving a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology and adolescent medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Dr. Bonner's current research interests are child psychotherapy outcome and the treatment and prevention of child sexual abuse.

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Section: Summary Of the Findingssupporting

confidence: 92%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Influence Of Client Preparation Andmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The audiotapes were developed and used effectively by Bonner and Everett (1982) in a study assessing the effects of preparing normal (non-clinical population) childfen for psychotherapy.…”

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This study examined the relationship between humor appreciation and self‐perceptions of high school guidance counselors. Results indicated that humor appreciation was unrelated to self‐perceived counselor effectiveness, and that male and female counselors enjoyed similar types of humor. Counselors described their humor preferences as being extroverted, realistic, intelligent, and enjoying lighthearted and offbeat humor. Finally, counselors with more education perceived themselves as having less of a sense of humor.

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Validation and Use of the Youth and Caregiver Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TOES) to Assess the Relationships Between Expectations, Pretreatment Characteristics, and Outcomes

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2012

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This study introduces the youth and caregiver versions of the Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TOES) and presents the results of comprehensive psychometric analyses in a large sample of clinically-referred youth (N = 291) ages 11-18 and their caregivers (N = 268). This study also examines whether expectations are predictive of early or overall treatment change as measured by changes in youth symptom severity rated by multiple respondents (youth, caregiver, and clinician). Additionally, the relationship between treatment outcome expectations and several background, pretreatment, and clinical variables is explored. Finally, this study investigates the correspondence in outcome expectations between dyads of youth and caregivers. Results demonstrate the TOES is a psychometrically sound measure for use in this population. Findings also indicate that while higher youth outcome expectations significantly relate to higher youth-rated internalizing symptom severity at baseline, they also relate to a faster rate of reduction in internalizing symptom severity. Additionally, caregiver age and youth gender were significant predictors of youth-rated outcome expectations. Results also demonstrate a small, positive correlation between youth and caregiver ratings of outcome expectations. Implications, future directions, and limitations of the study are discussed.

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Influence of Client Preparation and Therapist Prognostic Expectations on Children's Attitudes and Expectations of Psychotherapy

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Influence of client preparation and problem severity on attitudes and expectations in child psychotherapy.

Influence of client preparation and problem severity on attitudes and expectations in child psychotherapy.

Relationship Between Humor Appreciation and Counselor Self‐Perceptions

Validation and Use of the Youth and Caregiver Treatment Outcome Expectations Scale (TOES) to Assess the Relationships Between Expectations, Pretreatment Characteristics, and Outcomes

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