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Growing Therapists 101: Psychological Flexibility and
Relationship Skills in the Developing Clinician
Emmy LeBleu, Tracy Protti, & Emily Sandoz, Ph.D.
Louisiana Contextual Science Research GroupUniversity of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Research for a reason.
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Therapist Belief Scale (TBS-R)
Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)
Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)
Measures
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Therapist
Scale
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Tolerance of Distress
If I allow myself to feel what my client feels I’ll be damaged.
I must not allow my client to become too distressed in therapy.
I shouldn’t allow my clients to become distressed, they really want to feel better.
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Rigid Model Adherence
If I just stick to one therapeutic model it will solve the problem for me. Once I have decided on a treatment model I should stick to it.
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Belief of Responsibility
If my clients do not progress it is my responsibility.
I am responsible if therapy is not successful.
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Need for Control/Understanding
If I don’t have all the information I’m uncomfortable with therapy. I must fully understand what happens in therapy in order to help the client
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Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI)
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Perspective Taking (PT)
“When I am upset at someone, I usually try to ‘put myself in his shoes’ for a while.”
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Empathic Concern (EC)
“When I see someone being taken advantage of, I feel kind of protective towards them.”
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Personal Distress (PD)
“In emergency situations, I feel apprehensive and ill-at-ease.”
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Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ-II)
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Tolerance of DistressHigher scores = higher tolerance of distressp = .067/8
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Rigid Ad. to ModelHigher scores = less rigidity P = .68
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Belief of Resp.P = .1313/8Higher scores = felt less responsibility
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Need For ControlHigher scores = less need for control p = .31
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IRI PTHigher score = greater PT p = .032*
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IRI PD Higher Scores = More Personal Distress p = .28
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IRI Emp. Con.Higher scores = more empathic concern p = .02*
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AAQ-IIHigher Scores = Higher Inflexibility p = .56
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