Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting

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Main Author: Hendrickson, Jill C.
Language:English
Published: University of Akron / OhioLINK 2010
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Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1284576044
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-akron12845760442021-08-03T05:26:14Z Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting Hendrickson, Jill C. Psychology Psychotherapy premature termination rural counseling readiness for change role induction Research has consistently shown that therapy is effective and that clients experience positive outcomes from engaging in therapy (Orlinsky et al., 2004). However, past research has shown that many clients prematurely terminate therapy often with negative outcomes (Archer, Forbes, Metcalfe, & Winter, 2000; Carpenter, Morrow, del Gaudio, & Ritzler, 1981; Pekarick, 1985). The purpose of this study was to explore an intervention designed to reduce premature termination rates using a comprehensive,standardized role induction procedure and a more sensitive definition of premature termination. Further, the impact of the role induction as it relates to readiness for changewas explored. This study also examined the impact the role induction would have on clients’ commitment to therapy. A total of 106 adult clients seeking services at a community mental health center participated in the study. Participants were randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group. Prior to the intake session, each participant viewed a video. The experimental group viewed the comprehensive role induction video and the control group viewed a video explaining the services at thecounseling center. Next, all participants completed the self-report measures of commitment to therapy (i.e. EAC-B; Tinsley et al., 1980) and readiness for change (i.e.SOC; McConnaughy, Prochaska, & Velicer, 1983). The present data failed to show that a role induction to counseling significantly impacts premature termination, commitmentto counseling or readiness for change among clients seeking counseling at a rural community mental health center. Overall, the data failed to support previous researchfindings that seemed to indicate a role induction to counseling could reduce the occurrence of premature termination and increase a client’s commitment to therapy (Reis & Brown, 2006; Walitzer, Dermen, & Connors, 1999). 2010-12-01 English text University of Akron / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1284576044 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1284576044 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Psychology
Psychotherapy
premature termination
rural
counseling
readiness for change
role induction
spellingShingle Psychology
Psychotherapy
premature termination
rural
counseling
readiness for change
role induction
Hendrickson, Jill C.
Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting
author Hendrickson, Jill C.
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title Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting
title_short Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting
title_full Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting
title_fullStr Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting
title_full_unstemmed Impact of a Role Induction to Counseling on Premature Termination and Readiness for Change with Clients in a Rural Setting
title_sort impact of a role induction to counseling on premature termination and readiness for change with clients in a rural setting
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