The therapeutic relationship with multi-problem families and the influence of therapists' attachment representations

Completed

Conditions: multi-problem families
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Registration Number: NL-OMON42029

Lead Sponsor: Yulius

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 119

Inclusion Criteria

- All families that apply for family psychiatric treatment within the participating institutions will be recruited for participation
- All therapists that build a working relationship with these families will be included in this study. Therapists are at least HBO-educated.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants that meet the following criteria will not be included in the study:
- Not speaking Dutch
- Not having a definite place to stay of live
Besides, there are several contraindications for treatment and therfore for this study. These are:
- psychosis
- invalidating substance abuse
- families in need of crisis intervention

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome variable is therapeutic relationship, the observed<br /><br>relationship consisting of 4 aspects, namely emotional connectedness, safety,<br /><br>shared goals and therapeutic involvement (4 subscales of the SOFTA<br /><br>observations). Additionally, the therapeutic relationship as experienced by the<br /><br>families is also measured. The second primary parameter is attachment, which is<br /><br>conceptualized by the attachment representations of the therapist and<br /><br>attachment styles.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary study paramaters are the treatment outcomes: increased feelings of<br /><br>influence, decrease of psychopathology, decrease of parenting stress,<br /><br>improvement in family functioning, decrease of attachment related fears in<br /><br>parents, and the degree of goal realisation.</p><br>