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What Went Wrong? Therapists' Reflections On Their Role In Premature Termination, Alessandro T. Piselli
What Went Wrong? Therapists' Reflections On Their Role In Premature Termination, Alessandro T. Piselli
Masters Theses 1911 - February 2014
Consensual Qualitative Research methodology was used to explore how experienced therapists understood and learned from cases of premature termination. Eleven board certified therapists participated in semi-structured interviews concerning a case of a former client who had left treatment prematurely. They offered their reflections on the client’s presentation, the structure of the treatment, successful aspects of the therapy, problems in the treatment, the process of termination, and the impact on their own professional development. Core ideas were identified in each interview, and were cross-referenced to highlight the most common experiences described by the therapists. Premature terminations resulted from multiple, concurrent problems …