CUP Faculty Research
Title
Pretraining with Adolescents in Group Psychotherapy: A Special Case of Therapist Iatrogenic Effects
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-1996
Abstract
The effects of pretraining adolescents for group psychotherapy were investigated. Twenty-one adolescents from a residential treatment facility participated. Pretraining addressed the processes of risk taking, self-disclosure, and giving and receiving feedback through verbal, video, and/or experiential instruction and were compared with a control condition. Pretraining was not found to be beneficial when measured on satisfaction, therapeutic factors, and peer relation factors. However, a potential confounding variable was the exposure to a “psychonoxious” therapist who was found to have a significantly negative impact on group satisfaction ratings. The implications of group pretraining for adolescents are considered, as are the iatrogenic effects of therapists and the “therapeutic milieu.”
Recommended Citation
Hoag, Matthew J.; Primus, Erin A.; Taylor, Nicolas T.; and Burlingame, Gary M., "Pretraining with Adolescents in Group Psychotherapy: A Special Case of Therapist Iatrogenic Effects" (1996). CUP Faculty Research. 214.
https://digitalcommons.csp.edu/cup_commons_faculty/214
Source
CU Commons -- Social and Behavioral Sciences Department Faculty Research
Comments
Publication Information.
Hoag, M. J., Primus, E. A., Taylor, N. T., and Burlingame, G. M. (1996). Pretraining with adolescents in group psychotherapy: A special case of therapist iatrogenic effects. Journal of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy, 6(3), 119-133. doi: 10.1007/BF02548491