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Carolyn Houlding1, Fred Schmidt1,2, Diane Walker2
1Lakehead University, 955 Oliver St, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1, Canada.
Background:
This study examined strategies youth therapists use to attempt to enhance their clients' therapeutic homework completion.
Method:
Thirty-two youth mental health therapists participated. All participants completed a 'Follow-Through Strategy' survey and 13 also participated in a semi-structured interview. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed.
Results:
On the survey, therapists reported using a broad range of strategies to attempt to enhance therapeutic homework completion. Interview results indicated participants emphasized strategies related to therapeutic engagement to attempt to enhance homework completion.
Conclusions:
Future studies should employ prospective design and examine the differential and collective impact of strategies therapists described using.
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