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Practitioner Countertransference And Evaluation Of Callous And Unemotional Trait Clients, Frances Keleher Braun
Practitioner Countertransference And Evaluation Of Callous And Unemotional Trait Clients, Frances Keleher Braun
Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses
This on-line study evaluated whether the presence of callous and unemotional (CU) traits in a written case description affects practitioners’ countertransference (CT), appraisal of both global and specific client traits and other therapy-relevant variables. One hundred and fifty three mental health practitioners were randomly assigned to one of two groups: One group read a hypothetical case description of a client who did not present with CU traits (NCU Group) while the other group read the same case description as the NCU Group, but with the addition of CU traits (CU Group). The results demonstrated that the presence of CU traits …
How Class Background Influences Negative Countertransference In Outreach Therapy, Kathyn Anna Patterson
How Class Background Influences Negative Countertransference In Outreach Therapy, Kathyn Anna Patterson
Antioch University Full-Text Dissertations & Theses
This dissertation examines how the class background of social workers and doctoral level psychologists influences negative countertransference towards working with the poor in an outreach setting. A literature review explores countertransference from a psychoanalytic stance and showcases the development of the two disciplines, psychology and social work, and how class has directly or implicitly been a factor. Finally, the review discusses outreach therapy, its advantages and limitations, and how doing this work can impact clinicians. Participants for the study were master's level clinicians, current and former predoctoral psychology interns, postdoctoral fellows, and other doctoral level clinicians who were currently or …