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Ingredients of Successful Marital Therapy: A Survey of Therapists' Views

Jennifer C. Smith

Highline-West Seattle Mental Health Center, PO. Box 69080, Seattle, WA 98168.

Robert A. Brown

Kevin E. O'Grady

psychology at the University of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD 20742.

Marital therapists' views on the ingredients of successful marital therapy were assessed using a survey developed from empirical and theoretical literature and a clinician questionnaire. A random sample of 210 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) members representing varying theoretical orientations responded. Therapeutic orientation was associated with tendencies to endorse broad patterns of variables but not with endorsing any particular item. Therapists agreed that providing a safe atmosphere; therapists' communication skills, interpersonal skills and flexibility; and clients' commitment to therapy and to their relationship were almost always important for successful treatment. Research, training, and practice implications are explored. This study was based on a master's thesis conducted by the first author at the University of Maryland at College Park and supervised by the second author. The authors gratefully acknowledge Robyn A. Davidson and the University of Maryland Computer Center for their aid in data analysis, Charlesj. Gelso for his assistance in design and interpretation, and Janice Jestrewbski for her assistance in coordinating data collection.

The Family Journal, Vol. 2, No. 4, 317-329 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/1066480794024005
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