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Alexander, Sandra Margaret. "The significance of the physiotherapist-patient relationship from the perspective of the patient with chronic pain a qualitative pilot study : a dissertation [thesis] submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Health Science, 2004." Full thesis. Abstract, 2004. http://puka2.aut.ac.nz/ait/theses/AlexanderS.pdf.
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Riopel, Mary Anne. "Promoting professional behavior in physical therapist students : use of standardized patient feedback." Diss., NSUWorks, 2015. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/37.
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Background: Entry-level physical therapist (PT) students receive feedback on professional behavior performance from academic and clinical faculty members. Literature is lacking on the impact that verbal feedback from standardized patients (SPs) may have on student learning of professional behavior in PT students. Purpose: The primary aim of this study was to examine the use of SP feedback as a strategy for professional behavior development. A secondary purpose was to describe the perspectives of PT students on the influence of SP feedback on clinical interactions and professional behavior during a full-time clinical experience. Participants: A sample of convenience identified 13 PT students out of a potential 44 students in an entry-level DPT program prior to initiation of their first full-time clinical experience. Participants were excluded if they had prior experiences with SPs or had completed a full-time clinical experience. Methods: A mixed methods design combined a randomized experimental design and qualitative phenomenological approach. Using 2 standardized patient scenarios, the experimental group received SP verbal feedback and written rubric assessment, whereas the comparison group received written rubric assessment alone. Outcome measures included the Modified Standardized Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSPSQ), Professional Behaviors Assessment (PBA), and Professionalism Physical Therapy Core Values Assessment (PPTCVA). This study utilized phenomenological inquiry to examine the perspectives of students receiving SP feedback using reflective journaling, focus groups, and a one-on-one interview. Results: Quantitative data analysis included pre and post intervention comparisons of MSPSQ rubric assessment scores, PBA scores, and PPTCVA scores. No quantitative statistically significant differences were found on these outcome measures with the exception of the excellence domain, although trends for changes in performance were noted. Students’ perspectives on receiving SP feedback after SP case scenarios identified 4 themes. The themes of seeing through the patient’s eyes and hearing an objective truth were observed in both the verbal feedback and no verbal feedback groups. Differences existed in how feedback was received between the 2 groups. The theme of promotion of self-efficacy of professional behaviors was only perceived by the verbal feedback group. Significance: Limited research exists on the impact of SP verbal feedback with the use of a standardized rubric on PT student professional behavior. This study provides preliminary evidence on the value of this educational strategy in development of professional behaviors in PT students. Research with a larger sample size may be indicated to study this educational method further.
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Potter, Margaret J. "Evaluating the efficacy of a program developed to optimise the physiotherapist-patient interaction." University of Western Australia. School of Human Movement and Exercise Science, 2003. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2004.0012.
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[Truncated abstract] This PhD project was comprised of three major studies. Study 1 utilised the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) to identify a typology of difficult patients in private practice physiotherapy and to determine strategies physiotherapists use and would like to improve, when dealing with such patients. Physiotherapists (n=37) also shared their expectations of patients and their perceptions of patient expectations of physiotherapy. Results showed that the two areas most difficult to manage were behavioural problems of patients followed by patient expectations. To assist in their interaction with difficult patients, physiotherapists identified communication skills and behaviour modification techniques as strategies they would most like to learn. While physiotherapists expressed the greatest number of expectations in the behavioural domain, identification of patient expectations was not elicited as a strategy to manage difficult patients. Results of this qualitative study contribute to the evolving literature relating to physiotherapist-patient interactions and form a useful basis for educational programs directed at improving the therapeutic relationship in private practice physiotherapy. Study 2 involved applying the NGT with separate groups of patients (n=26) to identify patient expectations of the qualities of a ‘good’ physiotherapist, and to ascertain the characteristics of good and bad experiences in private practice physiotherapy. Findings indicated that the qualities of a ‘good’ physiotherapist related to their communication ability, professional behaviour and organisational ability, and characteristics of the service provided. The most important expectations of patients were for example, symptomatic relief, self-management strategies and ‘hands on’ treatment; associated with the physical domain. When comparing equivalent groups from Study 1, with patient expectations, most patient groups identified that the most important expectations of physiotherapists would relate to patient behaviours such as; compliance, honesty, payment of their account, being punctual, cooperating, trusting and showing respect for their physiotherapist. However, physiotherapists’ rankings of the most important expectations held by patients were not congruent with patient rankings providing an explanation as to why problems may arise in the physiotherapistpatient interaction from the patient’s perspective. Based on the findings of Study 2 it was suggested that physiotherapists should actively seek to involve patients in their management. To do this effectively, physiotherapists would benefit from further training in communication skills to ensure that they can successfully adopt a patientcentred approach and to optimise the physiotherapist-patient interaction in private practice physiotherapy.
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Lakatoo, Neela M. "Older adults' satisfaction with physical therapists' communication and physical therapy treatment." unrestricted, 2006. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-12012006-112502/.
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Thesis (M.A.)--Georgia State University, 2006.Title from title screen. Leslie Taylor, committee chair; Elizabeth Burgess, Frank Whittington, Jaye Atkinson, committee members. Electronic text (75 p. : ill. (some col.)) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed July 30, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-66).
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KELLEY, GEORGE. "A PATIENT-CENTERED WORKFLOW AUTOMATION SYSTEM FOR OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1178052133.
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Lazaro, Rolando T. "Improving cultural diversity awareness of physical therapy educators." Scholarly Commons, 1997. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/2318.
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In this climate of increasing diversity in the population of patients requiring Physical Therapy (PT) services, PT educators should prepare students and future clinicians to work competently in culturally diverse environments. To be able to achieve this goal, PT educators should be culturally competent as well. The purpose of this study was to develop and implement a workshop aimed at improving cultural diversity awareness of the University of the Pacific (UOP) PT educators. The seminar content and class materials were developed by the author in close consultation with the workshop facilitator, who is an expert on cultural diversity. These materials were validated by Physical Therapists and cultural diversity experts. To determine the effectiveness of the workshop in improving cultural diversity awareness, the Cultural Diversity Awareness Questionnaire (CDAQ) was developed, validated for content, analyzed for reliability, field tested and pilot tested. Results indicated that the instrument was valid and reliable.
The one-day workshop was presented to twelve academic and clinical faculty of the UOP PT Department. The one group pretest-posttest experimental design was used, with the participants completing the CDAQ before and after the workshop. The attendees also completed a course evaluation at the conclusion of the seminar. Results showed a statistically significant positive change in the pretest/posttest results. This indicated that the workshop was effective in improving cultural diversity awareness of the participants. Results of the workshop evaluation affirmed the achievement of the educational objectives and effectiveness of the facilitator. This study provided-a-solid-initial-foundation-on-which a-comprehensive cultural competence program can be developed.
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Watterson, Kyle A. "Physical Therapy Utilization and Length of Stay among Patients with Low Back Pain in Florida Hospitals." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6978.
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Purpose: The purpose of this work was identify key factors associated with inpatient physical therapy utilization and length of stay for patients with low back pain (LBP) in Florida hospitals.
Rationale: Little is known about factors associated with inpatient physical therapy or length of hospitalization for patients with LBP. This group of works identified the key factors associated with inpatient physical therapy and long lengths of hospitalization for this patient population. Since physical therapy and reduced length of stay are known cost-reducers, identifying key factors may represent significant cost savings to the health care system.
Methods: Several mixed method procedures were utilized to examine physical therapy utilization and length of hospitalization between the years of 1992 and 2014. Policy, patient and hospital characteristics, as well as, hospital procedures during a patient’s stay were examined as contributors to either physical therapy utilization or length of hospitalization.
Conclusion: Many factors are associated with inpatient physical therapy utilization and length of stay for patients with LBP in Florida hospitals.
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Curtis, Drew A., Han-Hung Huang, and Kendra L. Nicks. "Patient Deception in Health Care: Physical Therapy Education, Beliefs, and Attitudes." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/ijhse/vol5/iss1/4.
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A good professional-patient relationship is important to clinical practice, which may be compromised by deception. Deception research in physical therapy is scant. The current study investigated how the topic of patient deception is addressed in Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) educational curriculum, explore DPT students’ beliefs about deception and attitudes toward patient deception, and examine the effects of a pedagogical intervention on DPT students’ beliefs about deception and attitudes toward patient deception. The first objective was pursued by a descriptive survey sent to 217 DPT programs in the US. The second and third objectives were achieved by one-group pretest-posttest design provided to 17 DPT students before and after an educational workshop. Most DPT programs minimally include the topic of patient deception within their curriculum. DPT students held several inaccurate beliefs about the indicators of deception and negative attitudes toward patients who lied. After the educational intervention, students’ inaccurate beliefs were corrected and negative attitudes were reduced. Patient deception seems to be an under-addressed topic in current physical therapy education. An education workshop improved students’ beliefs about deception and attitudes toward to patient deception. Implications of deception research and theory in the applied practice of physical therapy are discussed.
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Grindley, Emma J. "Predicting adherence in injury rehabilitation utility of a screening tool and physical therapists' predictions /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2005. https://etd.wvu.edu/etd/controller.jsp?moduleName=documentdata&jsp%5FetdId=3931.
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Bonatti, Reginaldo Antolin. "A fisioterapia em dupla mão: a percepção do fisioterapeuta sobre o corpo humano." Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, 2011. http://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/2270.
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Previous issue date: 2011-10-05The human construction process is related to social issues and takes place in relationship with others through the body. So too is the relationship of therapist and patient. This study was aimed at seeking physical therapists' perceptions about the human body and how these perceptions affect the therapeutic process. As a working method, we used qualitative research and data collection through semi-structured interview. We interviewed 12 physical therapists in clinics and hospitals. The inclusion criteria considered legally qualified professionals and that performed their activities in hospitals and/or clinics. After transcribing the interviews, data analysis was performed using the analytical categories. The study allowed to find the following insights: the proposed theme is not subject to the usual reflection of professionals; age, gender, time of training and performing are not differentiating factors for the perception of the physical therapist; the area of operation interferes with the perception, professionals working in hospitals and intensive care units have a more perception focused on Cartesian and mechanistic concepts; there is a two way in the perception of the body and the individual: the primary vision is focused on physical and physiological issues, but there is a merger of view on issues mental, emotional and social, thus the need for humanistic and comprehensive vision in dealing with the patient also was noted; the physical therapist realizes that he is not fully prepared to work the changes that occur with the patient as a result of the therapeutic process and point to the need for better training at the university
O processo da construção humana está relacionado ao social e se realiza na relação com os outros por meio do corpo. Assim também é a relação de terapeuta e paciente. O presente estudo teve como objetivo buscar a percepção dos fisioterapeutas sobre o corpo humano e como estas percepções interferem no processo terapêutico. Como método de trabalho, utilizou-se a pesquisa qualitativa e a coleta de dados por intermédio de entrevista semi estruturada. Foram entrevistados 12 fisioterapeutas em clínicas e hospitais. O critério de inclusão considerou profissionais devidamente habilitados e que exerciam suas atividades em hospitais e/ou clínicas. Após a degravação das entrevistas, a análise de dados foi realizada por meio de categorias analíticas. O estudo permitiu encontrar as seguintes percepções: o tema proposto não é objeto de reflexão usual dos profissionais; a idade, gênero, tempo de formação e atuação não são fatores diferenciais para a percepção do fisioterapeuta; a área de atuação interfere na percepção, os profissionais que trabalham em hospitais e em Unidades de Terapia Intensiva apresentam uma percepção mais centrada nos conceitos mecanicistas e cartesianos; existe uma dupla mão na percepção do corpo e do indivíduo: a visão primária os considera na forma física e fisiológica, porém há a incorporação da visão mental, emocional e social, desta forma a necessidade da visão mais humanizada e integral no tratamento com o paciente também foi percebida; o fisioterapeuta percebe que não está totalmente preparado para trabalhar as transformações que ocorrem com o paciente em conseqüência do processo terapêutico e apontam para a necessidade de uma melhor formação na graduação
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Alvin, Pleil. "Evaluation and assessment of a generic computerized patient record system utilized by physical therapists in a primary care setting." Thesis, University of Skövde, School of Humanities and Informatics, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-896.
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Within the field of medical informatics, patient medical records are the sole source of information for dealing with clinical activities concerning the documentation, care, progression, and ongoing interactions between the patient and clinicians. Electronic or computer-based patient records (CPRs) have had a presence within health care in some form and magnitude for the past thirty years yet only recently have been incorporated in health care to a larger extent. Due to the wide variation of professions in health care, there is a problem of CPRs not being able to fulfill all the possibilities and demands the individual professionals need, since many CPRs are designed as a generic system, to be used across multiple professions.
The focus of this report is on the utilization of a generic CPR in a specialist clinical setting, i.e., a physical therapy clinic, and to analyze how the therapists utilize the different components and features in a generic CPR. The purpose of the evaluation was to investigate how viable the CPR was as a documentation tool and to which extent it supported the therapists in their clinical, documentation and delivery of care activities. In this study, a total of seven physical therapists participated in a post-usage evaluation of an existing CPR. The evaluation was achieved by interpretative research with open-ended interviews and observations. The results of the study showed that despite some shortcomings, the generic CPR was an effective tool for the clinicians, not only as a documenting aid, but also enabling them to quickly research the patients' prior diagnosis and treatment history, plan for future care, support decision-making and to communicate with other professionals so as to coordinate treatment and planning.
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Barra, Luana Yehia de La. "O FISIOTERAPEUTA, O PACIENTE E A DOENÇA." Universidade Metodista de São Paulo, 2006. http://tede.metodista.br/jspui/handle/tede/1328.
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Previous issue date: 2006-02-08The biopsychosocial approach is very important for physical therapists to enabling them to act with human beings, in a global way, not only focusing their attention only on the pathology, but also on the ill person as a whole. The comprehension of the profession and the concepts of health illness, and patient, are also needed for the physical therapists to consider their intervention on a more extended basis than only on the rehabilitation one. The purpose of this study is to investigate the comprehension of the last year´s Physical therapy students from a private University in São Paulo about health illness, patient, Physical therapy and the relationship between physical therapist and their patients, associating the understanding to the existent health models. In order to achieve these objectives it uses authors of the Health Psychology who defend the biopsychosocial approach, and also authors of Physical therapy and Medicine who write about the models for graduation curriculae of health professionals. Ten semi-structured interviews were led with students, asking about the subjects of the study. The results were analyzed qualitatively, using the construction of analysis categories to answer the objectives of the research. In conclusion, the students noticed some phsychological and social aspects of patients, but not in a clear way and in most of the students, this knowledge was adquired outside the University. Eventhough, the topics on humanities are included in their course, but at the time of the graduation, students don´t reach the objectives of a human comprehension of patient, and oscillate between the biomedical and biopsychosocial model
A visão biopsicossocial de homem é de fundamental importância para que os fisioterapeutas sejam capazes de atuar com seus pacientes, de forma global, sem focar a atenção apenas à doença, mas sim à pessoa doente. A compreensão acerca da profissão e dos conceitos de saúde-doença e paciente, também se faz necessária para que esses profissionais possam considerar sua intervenção num âmbito mais amplo do que a reabilitação. O objetivo deste trabalho é investigar a compreensão que os alunos do último ano de Fisioterapia de uma Universidade privada de São Paulo têm sobre saúde-doença, paciente, Fisioterapia e relacionamento fisioterapeuta-paciente e como associam estas compreensões aos modelos de saúde existentes. Para isso toma por base autores da Psicologia da Saúde que defendem uma visão biopsicossocial de homem, assim como autores da Fisioterapia e Medicina que escrevem sobre os modelos adotados nos currículos de formação dos profissionais da saúde. Foram realizadas 10 entrevistas semi-dirigidas com os alunos, apresentando questões a respeito dos temas em questão. Os resultados foram analisados de forma qualitativa através da construção de categorias de análise visando responder aos objetivos da pesquisa. Conclui-se que os alunos percebem alguns aspectos psicológicos e sociais do paciente, mas não de forma clara e, na maioria dos casos, este conhecimento se dá através de conhecimentos que não foram adquiridos na Universidade. Esta, apesar de fornecer os conteúdos para a formação mais humana do fisioterapeuta, não alcança os objetivos ao final do curso, já que os alunos oscilam entre os modelos biomédico e biopsicossocial
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Carroll, Mark J. "Physical Therapists' Perception of Risk of Violating Laws and Rules Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy and/or Their Personal Moral and Ethical Values When Failing to Provide Treatment for an Uninsured or Underinsured Patient." Bowling Green, Ohio : Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=bgsu1193091796.
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Smith-Forbes, Enrique V. "EXPLORATION OF FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PATIENT ADHERENCE IN UPPER EXTREMITY REHABILITATION: A MIXED-METHODS EMBEDDED DESIGN." UKnowledge, 2015. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/rehabsci_etds/27.
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Adherence is considered a prerequisite for the success of exercise programs for musculoskeletal disorders. The negative effects of non-adherence to exercise recommendations impact the cost of care, and also treatment effectiveness, treatment duration, the therapeutic relationship, waiting times, the efficiency of personnel and use of equipment. Adherence to therapeutic exercise intervention is a multifaceted problem.
The World Health Organization (WHO) established the multidimensional adherence model (MAM). The MAM describes five interactive dimensions (socioeconomic, healthcare team and system, condition-related, therapy-related, and patient-related factors) that have an effect on patient adherence.
The first purpose of this dissertation was to explore the MAM dimension of condition-related factors to determine the Quick Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (QDASH) minimal clinical important difference (MCID) for three distal upper extremity conditions. The second purpose was to explore the MAM dimension of personal factors to learn from individuals who expressed incongruence between their QDASH and GROC scores; how they described their perceived change in therapy. The third purpose was to explore the MAM dimension of therapy-related factors to examine the effect of patient-therapist collaborative goal setting on patient adherence to treatment and QDASH outcomes.
Results demonstrated in the first study that diagnosis specific MCID’s differed from the global MCID using multiple diagnoses. In the second study results demonstrated that patients expect to have a dedicated therapist who they can trust to work collaboratively with them to establish goals and spend time with them to achieve these goals. In the third study, our first hypothesis was not supported for all three measures of adherence. The median for home exercise program diary adherence was found to trend towards significance by 8.7 percent favoring the experimental group Mann-Whitney U (p < .100). Our second hypothesis was not supported. The experimental group receiving collaborative goal setting intervention had similar QDASH mean change scores 45.9±27.6 compared to the control group 46.1±23.8, Mann-Whitney U (p < .859).
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Richman, Alice E. "Therapist job satisfaction the match between patient level of functioning and therapist polytraition /." View full text, 2002.
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Barnett, Sharon. "Self-of-the-white therapist exploring connection /." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009barnetts.pdf.
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Moulder-Brown, John. "Tailor-made : therapist to patient 'responsivity' in counselling and psychotherapy." Thesis, City University London, 2015. http://openaccess.city.ac.uk/14414/.
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This study explores unusual interventions (UIs) in counselling and psychotherapy, as defined by Akhtar (2011, p. xvii): “Clinical surprises ... when the [therapist] makes a radical departure from the set and familiar rules of technique”. There is currently a paucity of literature and research in this area, and the present study aims to contribute to an emerging theory: Under what circumstances do UIs occur, how do they manifest, and what are the therapeutic consequences? A qualitative methodology, constructivist grounded theory (Charmaz, 2006), was used in this endeavour. 10 psychotherapists and psychologists, of varying theoretical orientations and training backgrounds, were recruited via email, and subsequently interviewed about UIs. 2 pilot interviews with trainees were included in the final sample, which, otherwise, consisted of practitioners with a minimum of 10 years clinical experience. The Grounded Theory is comprised of 21 UI proposals, derived from 4 core, sequential categories. A distinction is made between Full and Partial UIs, with the former denoting a spontaneous, ‘not thought through’ therapist response. The UIs reported in this study predominantly had a positive therapeutic effect. The UI process may lead to therapist self-conflict as it represents a deviation from prescribed, standard technique.
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Bjerén, Jonatan, and Fredrik Eriksson. "Patient attachment and reflective functioning as predictors for therapist countertransference." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi (PSY), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-103528.
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Therapists’ reactions towards patients are important for the therapeutic process, and is influenced by therapist and patient characteristics. This study aimed to improve the understanding of therapists’ emotional reactions by investigating if patients’ attachment and ability to mentalize predicted therapist countertransference in psychotherapy. Multilevel modeling was used to analyse 87 therapy-dyads in psychotherapy. Patient attachment, measured pre-treatment using self-reports, and mentalization operationalized as Reflective functioning (RF) were hypothesized to predict therapist self-reported emotional experiences (conceptualized as countertransference) over the complete treatment and in different treatment phases. Results showed that lower patient RF predicted more negative therapist countertransference in complete treatment. In the middle and final phases of therapy, lower RF predicted more negative countertransference, and higher RF predicted more positive countertransference. Higher level of avoidant attachment in patients predicted more relaxed therapist countertransference in the final phase of treatment. Findings indicate that patients’ mentalizing ability is important to consider in psychotherapy, as it has informational value for the therapeutic process.Terapeuters reaktioner gentemot patienter är en viktig del i den psykoterapeutiska processen, och påverkas av terapeuters och patienters personliga egenskaper. Den här studien syftade till att utvidga förståelsen för terapeuters känslomässiga reaktioner genom att undersöka om patienters anknytning och mentaliseringsförmåga predicerar terapeuters motöverföring i psykoterapi. Multilevel-modeling användes för att analysera 87 behandlingsdyader i psykoterapi. Patienters anknytning, mätt innan behandling genom självskattning, och mentalisering operationaliserat som reflektivt fungerande (RF) förväntades predicera terapeuters självskattade emotionella upplevelser (konceptualiserat som motöverföring) över hela behandlingsperioden och i olika behandlingsfaser. Resultaten visade att lägre RF hos patienter predicerade mer negativ motöverföring hos terapeuter över hela behandlingsperioden. I mitten- och slutfaserna av terapin predicerade lägre RF mer negativ motöverföring, och högre RF predicerade mer positiv motöverföring. Högre nivåer av undvikande anknytning hos patienter predicerade mer avslappnad motöverföring hos terapeuter i slutfasen. Fynden indikerar att patienters mentaliseringsförmåga är viktigt att beakta i psykoterapi, eftersom det har informativt värde för den terapeutiska processen.
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Hill, Cheryl J. "Development of Computer Skills in Physical Therapist Students." NSUWorks, 2001. http://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_etd/584.
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The purposes of this study were to determine the current status of computer use in physical therapist education programs, what is being done to develop computer skills in physical therapist students, the factors impacting computer use in physical therapist education, and if there is a disparity between the type of computing technology used in the profession and that which is used in the education of physical therapists. The directors of all physical therapist education programs accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) in the United States were surveyed in nine different topic areas related to computer use in physical therapist education. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results. Ninety-eight of 162 surveys were returned for a 60% response rate. Respondents rated their faculty highest in word processing, Internet, e-mail, and presentation program skills, and lowest in authoring systems/courseware, creating home pages, and troubleshooting computer problems. Almost all respondents (96.9%) use computer aided instruction in the delivery of their curricula, and 95% require students to submit assignments using various computer skills. Hardware, software, technical support, and computer training are available to faculty, and, to a lesser extent, students. Most respondents believed it was not their responsibility to develop relevant computer skills in their students, and the vast majority did not favor having CAPTE establish minimum computer skills for graduates of physical therapist education programs.
There does not appear to be a disparity between the type of computing technology used in the profession and that which is used in the education of physical therapists in most areas. What is lacking is a commitment to developing database skills, encouraging innovation in using the Internet for practice, creating educational courseware, and using/creating virtual reality for physical therapists. It is recommended that faculty reconsider where the responsibility resides for developing relevant computer skills in physical therapist students. It is also recommended that research be done on the use of computer skills in the various practice environments. In addition, much more needs to be done in research and development of computer applications specific to physical therapist education and practice.
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Koch, Shelly D. "Therapist self-disclosure in the therapeutic alliance." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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McMillan, Meg. "Who needs who? Therapist dependency and its impact on the therapeutic relationship : a modified systematic review with clinical illustrations : this dissertation [thesis] is submitted by Meg McMillan to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Health Science, 2005." Full thesis. Abstract, 2005.
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Thesis (MHSc--Health Science) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2005.Appendices not included in e-thesis. Also held in print (v, 44 leaves, 30 cm.) in Akoranga Theses Collection. (T 616.8914 MCM)
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Janzen, Jennifer 1973. "Towards developing strong early therapeutic relationships : client attachment and therapist responsiveness in relationship building incidents." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=103202.
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The goal of the present research was to provide a structure for understanding the combinations of client attachment concerns, therapist interventions, and therapist interpersonal qualities that facilitate the development of strong therapeutic relationships by drawing upon the propositions of attachment theory and interpersonal theory.The first study supported the hypothesis that relationship incidents provide the relational information required for the client to feel secure enough with their therapist to explore in session. Following their third session, thirty volunteer clients seen by therapist trainees nominated an incident they felt was important to the development of their therapeutic relationship. General attachment was associated with the developing relationship with therapist, and this relationship was associated with exploration in-session. As expected, following a relationship building event, the client experienced the therapist as a safe haven from which to explore. The client's ability to attach to the therapist in the relationship building incident was related to avoidant attachment. Client in-session exploration, conceptualized as cognitive openness, was associated with the attachment-related relationship with the therapist, but not general attachment orientation.
Within a framework that explicitly bridges attachment and interpersonal theory; the results of the second study offer differential support for the suggestions of interpersonal theory and attachment theory depending upon the attachment dimension in question. The predictions of interpersonal theory were generally supported in regards to clients with attachment anxiety; in relationship building incidents, therapists allowed themselves to be hooked by client interpersonal schemas however, they also refrained from eliciting emotions with these clients in early sessions. For clients high on avoidance, the results support suggestions from the attachment literature. Therapists met client distancing with proximity---seeking interventions unhooking from client interpersonal expectations; however while doing so, therapists provided the client with a containing framework. Together these studies highlight the importance of client attachment in the development of the therapeutic relationship and extend the findings from attachment research in social psychology to the therapeutic situation. This work adds to the growing literature that supports the clinical utility of Bowlby's attachment framework in assessment and intervention with adults, particularly in regards to the therapeutic relationship.
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Easter, Steven E. "The perceptions of physical therapists and physical therapy students toward direct access to patients in Ohio." The Ohio State University, 1989. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1399635436.
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Lowdermilk, Margaret A. "Learning Styles of Physical Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistant Students in Accredited Physical Therapy Programs." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3081.
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The purpose of this study was to determine the learning styles of Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) students and associate degree Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) students and identify any association between their learning styles and examine the association between gender and age by learning style.
Participants included 337 DPT and PTA students attending CAPTE accredited institutions with doctoral DPT or associate PTA programs in Tennessee and southwest Virginia. The Felder (1996) and Soloman Index of Learning Styles (ILS) was used to determine learning style preferences within 4 learning style dimensions (active-reflective, sensing-intuitive, visual-verbal, and sequential-global).
Demographics included program of study, gender, age, ethnicity, and highest level of education. Participants were 18-63 years (mean age 25.87, standard deviation 5.62, median age 24); 205 (60.8%) DPT students, 132 (39.2%) PTA students; 205 (60.8%) female, 132 (39.2%) male.
Five research questions with 20 null hypotheses were evaluated using Cross-tabulated tables with frequency counts, percentages, and chi square tests. Statistical significance was established using an .05 alpha. Only 1 null hypothesis was rejected (Ho51: There is no difference in the active-reflective learning style among PTA students by age). There was no significant difference between the learning styles of DPT and PTA students. Participants were found to be balanced on the active-reflective dimension, sensing on the sensing-intuitive dimension, visual on the visual-verbal dimension, and balanced on the sequential-global dimension; preferences were toward the active, sensing, visual, and sequential learning styles.
This study demonstrated that DPT and PTA students have a balanced learning style with a strong preference toward active, sensing, visual, and sequential. Therefore, teaching methods should provide an instructional environment that addresses these learning style preferences. The student’s awareness of his or her learning style will enable the learner to capitalize on strengths and develop areas of weakness. This ability to employ effective learning strategies will equip an individual for the challenges of his or her chosen profession and lifelong learning.
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Kunkel, Kevin Robert. "Identification and Impact of Standard Treatment Protocols on the Impairments and Activity Limitations Related to Lower Extremity Lymphedema." Scholarly Repository, 2010. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_dissertations/403.
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Lower Extremity Lymphedema is a chronic condition of characterized by swelling of body part. It is typically treated with Complex Decongestive Therapy (CDT) to reduce volume. While volume reduction is the primary goal of the treatment, third party payers often require the presence of activity limitations in order to qualify for coverage. The purpose of this dissertation was to identify the types of impairments and functional limitations that occur in this population. A second goal was to determine if volume reduction from CDT is sufficient to resolve the impairments and activity limitations associated with lymphedema, or if traditional physical therapy is necessary to resolve them. In Chapter 2, we performed a study to validate several tools to measure the change in volume that occurred with CDT. Also, a reliability study was performed on the Perometer. The results of this study found that the Perometer had excellent test-retest reliability ( ICC = .99) and that the change measured by the Perometer agreed better with the change measured by the "gold standard" water displacement method, (ICC = .99) than did the change measured by the circumferential tape method (ICC = .92). In Chapter 3, we conducted a cross sectional analysis to determine the baseline impairments and activity limitations associated with lower limb lymphedema. Subjects scored below normal values in all measures of impairments and activity limitations including active range of motion to ankle dorsiflexion and knee flexion, Heel Rise, 30 Second Chair test, Berg Balance Score (BBS), Limits of Stability (LOS), Extended Timed Get Up and Go (ETGUG), Limitation in Mobility Activities Test (LIMAT) and SF-36 Medical Outcomes Study (SF-36). Subjects with severe vs. moderate lymphedema demonstrated scored significantly worse on all tests except ETGUG. Limb Volume was correlated at a fair level with all impairment and activity limitation measures except SF36 which produced a strong correlation. Impairment measures correlated strongly with activity limitations. In Chapter 4, we performed a longitudinal study to address several questions. Were reductions in limb volume related to improvements in impairments and activity limitations? What proportion of subjects completing 2- weeks of CDT continued to have balance impairments or activity limitations severe enough to increase the risk of falling? In subjects at increased risk of falling, does a 4-week standard physical therapy intervention produce improvements in both impairments and the activity limitations? The change in limb volume was significant after the 2 week CDT intervention. However, the loss of volume was not strongly associated with an improvement in impairments or an increase in function over the two week or additional 4 week treatment intervention. Traditional physical therapy intervention produced significant improvements in activity limitations and body function impairments. In Chapter 5, we discussed the clinical and health care policy implications of this research. It was determined that the standard CDT treatment protocol was not sufficient to address impairments and activity limitations other than edema in subjects with lower limb lymphedema. A comprehensive evaluation of these patients requires a traditional physical therapy examination in addition to the volume evaluation to assess the associated impairments and activity limitations. Third party payer coverage guidelines require that the patient be educated to maintain the reduction in limb volume achieved by CDT. This study found a worsening of the edema occurred 4 weeks after termination of the CDT. Policy guidelines were originally developed for individuals with upper extremity lymphedema and may need to be modified for subjects with lower limb edema because of substantial differences in the types of impairments and limitations in mobility and function that occur when the lower limb is involved.
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Stobie, Blake. "Therapist and patient beliefs associated with OCD treatment and treatment outcome." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2009. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/therapist-and-patient-beliefs-associated-with-ocd-treatment-and-treatment-outcome(e9700445-0e37-49af-bf77-ca85ec1b0f14).html.
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Hansen, Brian P. "Sudden Gains: A Pluralistic Approach to the Patient and Therapist Experience." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2013. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4290.
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Qualitative and quantitative research methods were used to study instances of sudden gains within the case load of a private practice practitioner. Five clients whose progress was marked by such changes were contrasted with the views of five clients whose progress was marked by significant setbacks. Results from the quantitative analyses indicated that clients who experienced sudden gains during therapy tended to retain their therapeutic gains over a 2-year time period. In contrast, individuals who experienced setbacks in therapy generally continued to be distressed at the 2-year reassessment. Clients who experienced sudden gains were more distressed prior to treatment and were more satisfied with their experience looking back. A stronger working alliance was found amongst those who experienced sudden gains, although there was no difference between the groups' ratings regarding the strength of the therapeutic bond. Qualitative results suggested that therapy was helpful in bringing about many changes in clients' lives, but clients who experienced sudden gains generally recalled more positive aspects of therapy, demonstrated greater utilization of therapeutic techniques, endorsed more long-term changes, accepted more responsibility for their treatment outcomes, and were less likely to react negatively to therapeutic techniques. Clients who experienced setbacks in therapy were generally less optimistic about the future, felt that they had regressed since termination, and demonstrated more resistance to therapeutic techniques.
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Schengel, Jonna K. "Predicting performance on the Physical Therapist Assistant licensure examination." Scholarly Commons, 2014. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/69.
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The purpose of this study was to determine if there was any relationship between student success as defined by grades in earned in basic sciences of anatomy and physiology as well as overall college grade point average with the score on the National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) for Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) students. This pilot study examined the first two cohorts of PTA students at the College of the Sequoias from 2012 and 2013. Correlations and multiples regressions were the primary quantitative methods used to determine which prerequisites were most likely to predict passing the NPTE. Demographic information of ethnicity and age, did not show any significant correlation with score on the NPTE-PTA. Further analysis determined that both anatomy and overall grade point average had statistical correlations. However, overall college grade point average was the only variable that contributed significantly to the NPTE score. Therefore, overall grade point average was used to develop a predictive admission formula that can be used for further research and analysis. The procedures for this pilot study can be used to duplicate the study on a larger scale and continue to build a predictive admission formula that has the potential for establishing a consistent admission criterion for PTA programs. The long range goal of this study has been to help identify students who have the greatest potential to pass the NPTE and become employed as a PTA.
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Parker, Chauncey R. "Is there a therapist in the house? : measuring in-vivo therapist strategies during FAP-enhanced cognitive therapy for depression /." Thesis, Connect to this title online; UW restricted, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1773/9097.
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Davis, Elizabeth H. "Detection of rupture-repair sequences in patterns of alliance development the effects of client vs. therapist raters and therapist training status /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2005. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1133405084.
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Fitzpatrick, Marilyn. "The working alliance, therapist interventions, client experiencing, and client good moments : a psychotherapy process study." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1997. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ36976.pdf.
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Geller, Shari M. "Therapists' presence the development of a model and a measure /." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp05/NQ66348.pdf.
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Goulding, Josie. "Embodied relationships the therapist's experience : this dissertation is submitted to Auckland University of Technology in partial fulfilment of the degree of Master of Health Science - Psychotherapy, 2003." Full thesis. Abstract, 2003.
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Thesis (MHSc--Health Science) -- Auckland University of Technology, 2003.Appendices A and E not included in e-thesis. Also held in print (138 leaves, 30 cm.) in Akoranga Theses Collection. (T 616.8914 GOU)
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Fitopoulos, Lazarus. "Counsellor awareness of client-identified helpful events and its association to the psychotherapeutic process in process-experimential therapy with depressed clients." Thesis, McGill University, 2004. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=84247.
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The research examined the relationship between counsellor awareness of client-identified helpful events and session and event level outcome. Furthermore, counselling participants' experiences of the change processes in high and low counsellor awareness were also examined. Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to analyze ratings and word responses of clients' and counsellors' perspectives about how therapeutic change came about in helpful therapy events. Results of the quantitative study indicated no association between counsellor awareness and session and event level outcome. Results of the qualitative study indicated that in helpful events that therapists were most aware of, clients described the process as particularly more helpful than events where therapists were least aware. Descriptions from the high awareness events indicated that therapists tended to be most aware of client selected helpful events characterized by an interpersonal therapeutic focus, with clients expressing and exploring negative feelings toward significant others. Descriptions from the low awareness events indicated that therapists were least aware of client selected helpful events where clients were working toward identifying their feelings and understanding unwanted aspects of themselves.
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Horton, Simon Malby Crofton. "A study of therapy for language impairment in aphasia : description and analysis of sessions in day-to-day practice." Thesis, City University London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268950.
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Salati, Florence Chiwala. "The knowledge and attitutes of physiotherapists towards patients with HIV/AIDS in the Lusaka Province, Zambia." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=init_4458_1177919173.
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With the increase in the number of persons suffering from HIV/AIDS, physiotherapists are often required to treat these patients who present with respiratory and neurological complications. Although physiotherapists are at a lower risk of HIV infection in the workplace than nurses and doctors, it is necessary to determine their knowledge and perceptions of the risks, fears of HIV transmission and their attitudes towards patients with the disease. The aim of the study was to determine the physiotherapists knowledge of, and their attitudes towards patients with HIV/AIDS. It also explored whether the physiotherapists knowledge influences attitudes towards HIV/AIDS patients in Lusaka, Zambia.
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Mai, Jennifer A. "Examination of interpersonal skills in entry-level physical therapist students." Diss., NSUWorks, 2011. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/18.
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Conocimiento, Dirección de Gestión del. "Guía de acceso para Guide to Physical Therapist Practice 3.0." Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/657667.
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Gazsi, Claudia Capelle. "Expectations of Physical Therapist Employers, and Academic and Clinical Faculty Regarding Entry-level Knowledge, Skills, and Behavior of Physical Therapist Graduates in Acute Rehabilitation Practice." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2011. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/19.
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Purpose: This study aimed to determine entry-level characteristics of new Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) graduates from the perspective of physical therapist employers (PTE), academic faculty (PTF), and final affiliation clinical instructors (CI); determine consensus of those characteristics; and determine if new DPT graduates met entry-level expectations in the adult, acute rehabilitation practice setting or where they have fallen short of expectations. Subjects: Participants included 35 CIs, 40 PTEs, and 43 PTFs, recruited from CARF accredited adult, acute rehab facilities (PTEs and CIs) and PT education programs with DPT graduates (PTFs). Method: A 4-round classic Delphi study was conducted with 3 participant panels through SurveyMonkey
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. Participants rated suggested characteristics and definitions for agreement and ranked them for importance on 5-point Likert scales ranging from “strongly disagree ” to “strongly agree ” and “very unimportant ” to “very important ”, respectively. Controlled feedback to participants included median and interquartile range with a summary of rating rationale responses by round. Results: Percent response of Likert scale agreement ratings and importance rankings determined consensus for “strongly agree ” and “very important ”. Overall Delphi study participation was 60.2%. Agreement and importance opinions of 53 participant generated entry-level characteristics and definitions showed a lack of consensus amongst participants. Five characteristics met 80% consensus for importance: safe, ethical, integrity, communication, and recognition of red flags for PT; only safe achieved consensus for agreement. Seventy-nine percent of participants agreed that new DPT graduates are meeting expectations, 15% agreed with concerns and 6% disagreed. Conclusions: Results appear to indicate consensus of select entry-level characteristics and majority agreement that new DPT graduates are meeting expectations albeit with some concerns in the adult, acute rehab practice setting. Agreement ratings and importance rankings appear to indicate divergence in opinions of new graduate characteristics. Recommendations: Further investigation is needed to understand differences in participant group opinions of entry-level expectations and determine consensus in other practice settings.
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Berry-Harris, Traci Aaron. "Examining therapists' perceptions of confidentiality across various therapeutic environments, professional organizations, and client development (an exploratory study) /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2007. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=4982.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2007.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 149 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-125).
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Melton, Michele S. Smith Thomas A. (Thomas Alton). "An investigation of the relationship between supervision quality, quantity, and type with client outcomes in therapy." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/Send%2002-04-08/MELTON_MICHELE_53.pdf.
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Tellides, Catherine. "The manifestation of transference in the formation of the therapeutic relationship /." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=102828.
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Across a number of theoretical orientations, the manifestation and working through of clients' central relationship patterns is considered to be an important aspect of psychotherapy process. The Core Conflictual Relationship Theme (CCRT) method was developed as an operationalization of transference, or the transfer of an individual's core relational schemas across relationships. Studies of therapeutic transference using pathological client samples have shown that there is some overlap between clients' relationship patterns with others and those that emerge with the therapist. The main objectives of the present research was to extend the study of therapeutic transference to therapies with high-functioning clients and to improve the methodology used in transference research by exploring an alternate method of collecting client narratives about their relationship with the therapist.The first study explored the manifestation of transference with high-functioning clients in early sessions. Factor analyses of Wish (W), Response of Other (RO) and Response of Self (RS) components of the CCRT were conducted to examine the relationship between client relational themes with significant others and client relational themes with the therapist. Findings within the Wish (W) and Response of Other (RO) components indicated a complementary pattern of relating in which the therapist was idealized and others were devalued, and findings within the RS component indicated a concordant relational transfer, in which clients had a negative response to both the therapist and others. Additionally, control issues emerged in the W component for significant others and in the RS component for the therapist.
The second study addressed methodological limitations found in previous studies by drawing therapist narratives from a Participant Critical Event (PCE) interview rather than from psychotherapy sessions. In the PCE interview, client narratives about the therapist are not constrained by the presence of the therapist, resulting in a greater availability of potentially more candid descriptions of the therapeutic relationship. Factor analyses for the W and RO components indicated a complementary pattern of relating, in which the therapist was devalued and others were idealized, and findings for the RS component indicate a concordant relational transfer, in which clients felt bad with both the therapist and others. Additionally, the factor structure of the W and RO components suggests that as clients experience control issues with significant others, they wish to adopt a submissive stance toward the therapist.
Although both studies yielded a similar overall pattern of complementary and concordant transference, there was an inversion in the valence of the complementary transference; in the first study, therapists were idealized and significant others were devalued while in the second study, therapists were devalued and others were idealized. Since the source of therapist narratives was the single greatest methodological difference between the two studies, the inversion in the findings could reasonably be attributed to the source of therapist narratives. Taken together, the results of these two studies suggest that the source of relational narratives is an important consideration in the study of relationship patterns. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
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Romano, Vera. "Attachment in psychotherapy : the secure base hypothesis and the role of the therapist." Thesis, McGill University, 2007. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=103289.
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Bowlby's notion that client secure attachment to the therapist leads to deeper client exploration, is considered an important corner stone of the therapeutic process. Psychotherapy researchers have neglected the study of therapist contributions and observer perspectives when studying this important therapeutic phenomenon. Studies of therapeutic secure base have shown that there is a relationship between client general attachment patterns and those with therapist, as well as that this secure attachment to therapist relates to deeper sessions. The main objectives of the present research was to extend the study of secure base in therapy to include consideration of therapist attachment processes and to improve the methodology used in attachment research by adding the expert observer perspective to operationalize session exploration. The first study explored the secure base hypothesis, the transference hypothesis and the role of therapist attachment in the process. Sixty-seven clients and therapists in-training, in short term therapy, completed the Experiences in Close Relationship Scale (ECRS), the Client Attachment to Therapist Scale (CATS), Working Alliance Inventory (WAI), and a measure of session depth; the Session Evaluation Questionnaire-Depth subscale. In line with Bowlby's (1988) secure base hypothesis, secure attachment to therapist was significantly associated with session depth. Therapist insecure adult attachment was negatively associated with client secure attachment to therapist.The second study addressed methodological limitations found in previous studies by using both client and expert observer perspectives in the operationalization of session exploration. Thirty-one clients assessed depth in the middle sessions of their short-term therapies and rated their attachment to their therapists. Raters assessed experiencing in the same sessions using the Experiencing Scale. Secure attachment to therapist was positively and significantly associated with experiencing levels. However, the two perspectives on session exploration did not converge, suggesting that each taps a distinct aspect of session exploration and underlining the importance of rater perspective in the operationalization of this construct. Taken together, the results of these two studies offer a strong support for the secure base hypothesis. Clinical and research implications are discussed.
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Iwakabe, Shigeru. "The relationship between client emotional expression and the working alliance : an exploration of emotional expression episodes." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=36957.
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This research examined the relationship between client emotional expression and the level of working alliance between therapist and client. The data were collected from 24 psychotherapy sessions conducted by exemplary psychotherapists of different theoretical orientations. The results of the quantitative analysis indicated that there was no significant linear relationship between the level of intensity of client emotional expression and the level of working alliance. Client emotional expression occurred independently of the level of the working alliance. Using a qualitative method, the study restricted its sample to 5 episodes each from the high and low working alliance sessions in order to examine therapeutic processes surrounding client emotional expression more closely. It was found that the nature of emotional expression and the interaction between therapist and client were quite different in episodes taken from the high and the low alliance sessions. In the high alliance sessions, clients expressed their troubling feelings as they examined their problems. Client emotional expressions were signs of productive therapeutic process. On the other hand, in the low alliance sessions, clients expressed anger and frustration toward their therapists for certain breaches of their relationship. Independently of the differing theoretical orientations, the therapeutic process appeared to converge particularly in the low alliance sessions, showing a similar pattern of therapist and client transactions. In addition to the findings, the study proposed a qualitative method suited for examining a wide variety of questions arising from clinical practice.
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Guberman-Caron, Ariane. "A qualitative analysis of the perspectives of feminist therapists on working with adolescent girls /." Thesis, McGill University, 2006. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=99593.
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This study explores perspectives of feminist therapists on working with adolescent girls. The participants in this study were three feminist therapists, two of whom were pursuing doctoral studies in counseling psychology and one of whom was an experienced therapist, trained in social work. The research data were collected through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, as well as through questionnaires. Triangulation of the data (Creswell & Plano Clark, 2007) and interview coding formed the basis of the analysis. The results indicated that participants held well-defined ideas as to the meaning which they gave to feminist therapy and the methods which they used to implement it, in the form of principles, objectives, techniques, and characteristics of the therapeutic relationship, both with adolescents and with adults. In addition, participants revealed their thoughts regarding the appropriateness and relevance of feminist therapy for working with adolescent girls. Furthermore, several challenges to practicing feminist therapy were discussed.
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Hein, Rebecca Kristine. "Exploring the therapeutic relationship an autoethnography /." Online version, 2009. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/2009/2009heinr.pdf.
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Sluijs, Emmarentiana Maria. "Patient education in physical therapy." Utrecht : Maastricht : Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek van de Eerstelijnsgezondheidszorg ; University Library, Maastricht University [Host], 1991. http://arno.unimaas.nl/show.cgi?fid=5646.
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Simard, Virginie. "Relations entre les comportements interpersonnels du psychothérapeute, la motivation des clients face à la thérapie et leur santé mentale /." Chicoutimi : Trois-Rivières : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi ; Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1522/24604870.
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Thèse (M.Ps.) -- Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 2005."Mémoire présenté à l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi comme exigence partielle de la maîtrise en psychologie offerte à l'Université du Québec à Chicoutimi en vertu d'un protocole d'entente avec l'Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières." Comprend des réf. bibliogr. : f. [103]-115. Document électronique également accessible en format PDF.
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Hamel, Pauline Cloutier. "Communication and health literacy: a changing focus in physical therapist education." Thesis, Boston University, 2006. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/31971.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
With increasing complexities in the health care system, including new technologies, density of health information, and a rise in medical errors, the literature has demonstrated links between communication and health literacy and patient/client safety, adherence to health protocols, and satisfaction with health providers. The purpose of this study was to understand the current level of knowledge of health communication and health literacy among doctoral (OPT) students and experienced physical therapists, and to explore related professional literature, documents, competencies, and industry standards to further inform this research. In addition to a qualitative research approach that included semi-structured participant interviews, open-ended questioning, coding, and analysis, the Design for Learning Model of instructional design was incorporated as a parallel methodology to develop a course template for communication and health literacy instruction. Participants were selected and interviewed at a national conference, and in academic, practice, and home settings. Based upon, and in response to, the data collected from fifteen physical therapist informant interviews, industry consultants, document sources, and pilot testing of units on health literacy and pharmaceutical advertising in the American health care system, respectively, a systematic, competency-based communication and health literacy course template was developed for use in physical therapist education. Findings suggest that, although patient-practitioner communication is embedded into physical therapy courses, there is a need to broaden the definition to incorporate more extensive communication topics, including health literacy and health informatics, cultural- and age-sensitivity, and alternative patient education methods to address related issues in health care settings, home, and workplace. Recommendations for the future include development of more specific communication and health literacy education for both student and experienced physical therapists in academia, clinical education, practice settings, and professional development arenas. Additionally, physical therapists are urged to collaborate with other health and non-health disciplines, including policymakers, educators, communications experts, and instructional designers to promote health literacy awareness, competencies, and commitment within the profession, and beyond. This study further underscores the health professional's responsibility for both delivery and comprehension of health information by patients/clients, especially those who may be challenged by low health literacy.
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Novak, Malorie Kosht. "Relationship Between Physical Therapist Assistant Faculty Characterisitics and Program Outcomes on the National Physical Therapy Examination." Thesis, NSUWorks, 2009. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_pt_stuetd/39.
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Background: There is a paucity of published literature regarding the correlation between faculty characteristics and outcomes on the National Physical Therapy Examination for Physical Therapist Assistants (NPTE-PTA). Purpose:To determine if there was a relationship between faculty characteristics in PTA educational programs and program outcomes on the NPTE-PTA. Subjects: The 233 Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE) PTA programs accredited in 2006. Method:A retrospective, quantitative, non-experimental, correlational design. Data were from 190/233 of the PTA programs from dataset of CAPTE's PTA annual accreditation report (AAR) and the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy's (FSBPT) pass rate database. Selected faculty traits (designation of terminal degree, years of teaching experience, employment status, license designation [physical therapist or physical therapist assistant] and clinical specialization) were correlated to program pass rates. ResultsSeven factors had a statistically significant relationship to the outcomes on the NPTE-PTA at the 0.05 alpha level: a) the number of full-time faculty (r
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