Marriage and Family Therapy Students’ Experience with Common Factors Training
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-27-2018
Publication Title
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Volume
45
Issue
2
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
Disciplines
Marriage and Family Therapy and Counseling
Language
English
Repository Citation
Fife, S. T.,
D'Aniello, C.,
Scott, S.,
Sullivan, E.
(2018).
Marriage and Family Therapy Students’ Experience with Common Factors Training.
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 45(2),
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jmft.12333