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  • Psychology
  • Psychotherapy Research
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Therapist-facilitative interpersonal skills (FIS) are known predictors of therapy outcomes.
  • Variability in therapist skills necessitates deeper insight into specific strengths and weaknesses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if a revised and extended FIS scoring system offers greater differentiation in measuring therapist interpersonal skills.
  • To explore the existence of distinct therapist subgroups based on their interpersonal responses.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary data analysis of 93 therapists exposed to seven FIS-clips.
  • Comparison of therapist responses using original and extended FIS scoring systems.

Main Results:

  • The extended FIS scoring identified three factors: supportive, expressive, and persuasive interpersonal responses.
  • Latent profile analysis revealed six distinct subgroups of therapists based on their response patterns.

Conclusions:

  • The revised and extended FIS scoring enhances the understanding of therapist interpersonal skills' role in therapy.
  • This approach contributes to identifying specific therapist approaches that are effective for particular patient needs, addressing the 'what works for whom' question.