Client-Reported-Presenting Problems at an MFT Clinic
Keywords
client self-report, presenting problems, mixed methods
Abstract
It is useful for clinicians and researchers to know why clients present for therapy in order to devise effective treatments. Using a feminist-informed, client-centered framework, this study provides information about clients’ perspectives on key presenting problems using self-report data from individuals, families, couples, and high-conflict coparenting dyads from a university-based counseling center. Clients most frequently reported anxiety/stress as the chief presenting problem. A number of people listed having been coerced into treatment or someone else’s problem as their chief concern. Common presenting problems varied by modality and were associated with the clients’ perceived pressure to attend therapy, readiness to change, dyadic adjustment, anxiety, and depression.
Original Publication Citation
Heafner, J., Silva, K., Tambling, R. B., & Anderson, S. R. (2016). Client-reported presenting problems at a MFT clinic. The Family Journal, 24,140-146. DOI: 10.1177/1066480716628581
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Hefner, Joy; Silva, Kerry; Tambling, Rachel B.; and Anderson, Shayne, "Client-Reported-Presenting Problems at an MFT Clinic" (2016). Faculty Publications. 2469.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/2469
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2016-01-31
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/5311
Publisher
The Family Journal
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
Copyright Status
The Author(s) 2016