Title
Marriage and Family Therapy Trainees' Experiences of Learning and Applying Common Factors in Therapy: A Qualitative Participatory Study with Thematic Analysis
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-7-2016
Publication Title
Journal of Family Psychotherapy
Volume
27
Issue
4
First page number:
276
Last page number:
287
Abstract
In recent marriage and family therapy (MFT) literature, there has been increased discussion about the role of common factors in MFT training, specifically in advocating for a more prominent role (Karam et al., 2014; Sprenkle, Lebow & Davis, 2009). This article describes a study exploring the MFT master’s students’ experiences of learning and applying the common factors approach to their clinical practice. The sample consists of four current MFT master’s level students in a COMAFTE-accredited training program. Qualitative data were collected and analyzed using thematic analysis. The themes that emerged from our analysis demonstrate that MFT students found the common factors approach to positively inform their clinical training.
Repository Citation
Daniello-Heyda, C. A.,
Alvarado, J.,
Hulbert, E.,
Izaguirre, S.,
Miller, S.
(2016).
Marriage and Family Therapy Trainees' Experiences of Learning and Applying Common Factors in Therapy: A Qualitative Participatory Study with Thematic Analysis.
Journal of Family Psychotherapy, 27(4),
276-287.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08975353.2016.1235432