Publication Date
2010
Document Type
Masters Thesis
Department
School for Social Work
Keywords
Psychotherapists-Attitudes, Social workers-Attitudes, Psychologists-Attitudes, Self-disclosure, Therapist and patient, Therapy, Therapeutic relationship
Abstract
This study was undertaken to examine the current views of therapist selfdisclosure among clinicians practicing in the field today. The study examined what factors effect self-disclosure, such as a therapist's years of experience, the population they are working with and their own experience in therapy. Therapists who participated had to have a minimum of five years working in the mental health field. Sixty-two therapists participated by filling out an anonymous survey. Therapists rated how often they used self-disclosure. Next therapists answered questions regarding how and when they decided to use self-disclosure and what their own experiences were with self-disclosure in their training programs and personal therapy. The major finding of the study was that the majority of therapists use selfdisclosure at some point. This finding substantiated findings from previous literature that therapist self-disclosure is a tool that is utilized in the field. Further investigation is needed with a larger sample to gain more insight into how this powerful is used in the field.
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Mazzuchi, Allyson Lynn, "Therapist self-disclosure : a current look at therapists' attitudes and practices : a project based upon an independent investigation" (2010). Masters Thesis, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/theses/1095
Comments
iii, 47 p. Thesis (M.S.W.)--Smith College School for Social Work, Northampton, Mass., 2010. Includes bibliographical references (p. 37-38)