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Caitlin Edwards¹, Kendal Holtrop¹, Andrea Wittenborn¹

¹Human Development and Family Studies, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

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Theater testing offers a novel method for gathering community feedback on culturally adapting couple and family therapy interventions. This approach allows community members to experience intervention elements, providing informed feedback for research.

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Area of Science:

Couple and Family Therapy Research
Community-Engaged Intervention Adaptation
Qualitative Research Methods

Background:

Community-engaged methods are crucial for culturally adapting couple and family therapy (CFT) interventions.
Researchers often struggle to obtain meaningful feedback from communities unfamiliar with the target intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and describe theater testing as a method for cultural adaptation research.
To provide practical steps and considerations for implementing theater testing.
To illustrate the application of theater testing in adapting CFT for specific communities.

Main Methods:

Theater testing involves presenting elements of a CFT intervention to members of the focal community.
Participants provide specific, informed feedback on intervention components.
A case example details adapting Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFCT) for LGBTQIA+ communities.

Main Results:

Theater testing elicits detailed and actionable feedback from community members.
The method facilitates understanding of intervention relevance and acceptability within a cultural context.
The case example demonstrates successful adaptation of EFCT using theater testing.

Conclusions:

Theater testing is an innovative and effective approach for culturally adapting CFT interventions.
This method enhances community engagement and ensures intervention relevance.
Theater testing provides a valuable tool for researchers in intervention adaptation.