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- Title
Marriage and Family Therapy Students' Experience with Common Factors Training.
- Authors
Fife, Stephen T.; D'Aniello, Carissa; Scott, Sarah; Sullivan, Erin
- Abstract
With the increased empirical and theoretical support for common factors in the psychotherapy literature, marriage and family therapy (MFT) scholars have begun discussing the inclusion of common factors in MFT training. However, there is very little empirical research on common factors training or how to include common factors in MFT curricula. The purpose of this phenomenological study was to investigate MFT students' experience with common factors training. Seventeen master's degree students who received training in common factors participated in the study. Data was comprised of participants' journal reflections and focus group interviews on their experience learning about common factors and how this influenced their work with clients. Participants' responses to the training were overwhelmingly positive and highlighted the ways in which studying common factors enhanced their confidence, understanding of MFT models, conceptual abilities, and clinical practice. Additional results and discussion about incorporating common factors in MFT training are presented.
- Subjects
MARRIAGE &; family therapy; MASTER'S degree; INFORMATION commons; COUNSELING education; STUDENTS
- Publication
Journal of Marital & Family Therapy, 2019, Vol 45, Issue 2, p191
- ISSN
0194-472X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1111/jmft.12333