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Psychology

2009

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Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Couples and family systems therapy

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Laying The Foundation For Progress Research In Family, Couple, And Individual Therapy: The Development And Psychometric Features Of The Initial Systemic Therapy Inventory Of Change, William M. Pinsof, Richard E. Zinbarg, Jay L. Lebow, Lynne M. Knobloch-Fedders, C. Emily Durbin, Anthony L. Chambers, Tara A. Latta, Eli Karam, Jacob Z. Goldsmith, Greg Friedman Jan 2009

Laying The Foundation For Progress Research In Family, Couple, And Individual Therapy: The Development And Psychometric Features Of The Initial Systemic Therapy Inventory Of Change, William M. Pinsof, Richard E. Zinbarg, Jay L. Lebow, Lynne M. Knobloch-Fedders, C. Emily Durbin, Anthony L. Chambers, Tara A. Latta, Eli Karam, Jacob Z. Goldsmith, Greg Friedman

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

This article details the development and methodological characteristics of the Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC), the first measurement system designed to assess change in family, couple, and individual therapy from a multisystemic and multidimensional perspective. The article focuses specifically on the developmental process that resulted in the five valid and reliable scales that comprise the core measure of the system, the INITIAL STIC, which is administered to clients just before beginning therapy. The scales focus on five systemic domains: individual adult, family of origin, couple, family, and individual child. This article describes the five system scales, the results of …