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It's complicated: Using group member process-feedback to improve group therapist effectiveness.

Paul B Gold1, Dennis M Kivlighan1

  • 1Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education, University of Maryland, College Park.

Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.)
|June 5, 2018
PubMed
Summary

Psychotherapy group leaders often misjudge member perceptions of bonding, impacting therapeutic outcomes. Providing leaders with feedback on these perceptions can improve accuracy and enhance treatment effectiveness.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Group Therapy
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Leaders of psychotherapy groups often inaccurately assess member perceptions of interpersonal bonding.
  • This inaccuracy is linked to poorer therapeutic outcomes for group members.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate methods for improving leaders' accuracy in appraising member perceptions of bonding.
  • To introduce a feedback intervention using member perception data to enhance leader judgment and therapeutic outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Leaders received session-by-session feedback on their own and members' perceptions of bonding relationships.
  • Leaders were trained in heuristics like 'interpersonal-fit-with-the-group' and 'intrapersonal-split-relationships' to analyze perception patterns.
  • Hypothetical cases with visual displays of perception trajectories were used for illustration.

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Main Results:

  • Feedback interventions can help leaders identify and address countertherapeutic relationships.
  • Structured heuristics aid leaders in recognizing relationship dynamics and allocating cognitive resources for intervention.
  • Improved leader accuracy in perceiving member bonding is associated with better therapeutic outcomes.

Conclusions:

  • A group member feedback intervention, coupled with heuristic training, can enhance leaders' accuracy in assessing interpersonal dynamics.
  • This approach facilitates timely and targeted interventions, potentially improving psychotherapy group effectiveness.
  • Leaders' ability to accurately gauge member perceptions of bonding is crucial for successful group therapy.