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. 1999 Spring;8(2):142-54.

Measuring therapist technique in psychodynamic psychotherapies. Development and use of a new scale

J S Ogrodniczuk  1 , W E Piper
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Measuring therapist technique in psychodynamic psychotherapies. Development and use of a new scale

J S Ogrodniczuk et al. J Psychother Pract Res. 1999 Spring.

Abstract

Treatment manuals are becoming a requirement for conducting quality psychotherapy research. What the field lacks, however, are reliable, valid, and cost-efficient instruments that can be used to measure a wide variety of prescribed therapeutic techniques. This article describes the development and use of a new instrument, the Interpretive and Supportive Technique Scale (ISTS). It is designed to measure interpretive and supportive features of technique for a broad range of dynamically oriented psychotherapies. Data concerning the psychometric properties of the ISTS are presented from two studies. The findings suggest that the ISTS is a potentially useful tool for measuring interventions for different forms of dynamically oriented psychotherapy.

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