Premature termination in couple therapy as a part of therapeutic process. Cross case analysis
Journal Title: Archives of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy - Year 2014, Vol 16, Issue 2
Abstract
Aim of the study : The paper presents the qualitative study of premature termination in couple therapy. The aim of the research was to answer why couples drop-out from couple therapy at the early stage of treatment. Subject : To understand the complexity of this event the researchers decided to examine the phenomenon of early drop-out from three different perspectives, that is: from therapists and both spouses point of view. Methods : The therapists and couples that ended the therapy prematurely were interviewed. Among examined drop-out cases, there were selected three which fulfilled the criteria for early drop–out. Data were analyzed according to the method of cross-case analysis. Results. As a result common categories were singled out which were characteristic for those three cas - es of drop-out. Discussion : The distinguished categories of ‘the split of the working alliance’ and ‘the split of the therapeutic bond’ show that the conflict which the couple brought to the therapy was reflected in their experience of the therapy and the therapist. Conclusions : Premature termination in couple therapy is a part of therapeutic process.
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Joanna Jurek, Bernadetta Janusz, Martyna Chwal, Bogdan de Barbaro
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