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Client expectancies about therapy.

Sarah E Dew1, Leonard Bickman

  • 1Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, USA. sarah.e.dew@vanderbilt.edu

Mental Health Services Research
|April 19, 2005
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Client expectancies significantly impact therapy outcomes and the therapeutic alliance. However, this review found no strong link between expectancies and client attrition, suggesting a nuanced role for these beliefs in treatment success.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research

Background:

  • Client expectancies are recognized as a common factor in therapy, transcending specific techniques.
  • These expectancies are believed to influence various aspects of the therapeutic process and outcomes.
  • Understanding the role of expectancies is crucial for optimizing therapeutic interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and synthesize findings on the relationship between client expectancies and therapy outcomes.
  • To examine the association between expectancies and client improvement, attrition, and therapeutic alliance (TA).
  • To propose preliminary pathways linking pretreatment characteristics and outcomes to expectancies.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of studies focusing on client expectancies in both child and adult therapy.

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  • Emphasis on analyzing the correlation between expectancies and key therapeutic factors.
  • Development of hypothesized pathways to explain the interplay between client factors, expectancies, and outcomes.

    • Main Results:

    • Client expectancies demonstrated a significant relationship with client improvement.
    • Expectancies were also found to be positively associated with the therapeutic alliance (TA).
    • No significant relationship was supported between client expectancies and therapy attrition.

    Conclusions:

    • Client expectancies are a vital component influencing therapy success, particularly client improvement and alliance formation.
    • The findings do not support expectancies as a predictor of client dropout.
    • Further research is needed to elucidate the proposed pathways and their implications for clinical practice.