Short‐Term and Long‐Term Effects of Training in EFT: A Multinational Study in Spanish‐speaking Countries

This study seeks to validate the cross‐cultural effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) training in a sample of Spanish‐speaking clinicians. The 28‐hr formalized training for EFT was offered in six different Spanish‐speaking countries, covering Europe, North America, Central Americ...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2020-04, Vol.46 (2), p.304-320
Main Authors: Rodríguez‐González, Martiño, Schweer‐Collins, Maria, Greenman, Paul S., Lafontaine, Marie‐France, Fatás, Maria-Dolores, Sandberg, Jonathan G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Active Learning
Activities of daily living
Altruism
Association (Psychology)
Competence
Couples therapy
Cross Cultural Studies
Emotional Experience
Emotionally focused
Emotions
Empathy
Evidence
Experiential Learning
Individual Characteristics
Interpersonal Competence
Interpersonal Relationship
Language
Long term
Modeling (Psychology)
Psychotherapy
Resistance (Psychology)
Self compassion
Skill Development
Skills
Spanish
Statistical Analysis
Supervision
Sympathy
Therapists
Therapy
Training
Translation
Variance analysis
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Summary:This study seeks to validate the cross‐cultural effectiveness of emotionally focused couple therapy (EFT) training in a sample of Spanish‐speaking clinicians. The 28‐hr formalized training for EFT was offered in six different Spanish‐speaking countries, covering Europe, North America, Central America, and South America. Two hundred and seven therapists of 14 different Spanish‐speaking nationalities completed pre‐training assessments, 153 of them completed post‐training assessments, and 92 therapists also completed the follow‐up assessment. Using multilevel growth modeling (MLM), results indicated that therapists experienced significant and positive changes in terms of EFT competence (knowledge and skill acquisition), mature empathy, self‐compassion, and attachment over time. Implications for transnational EFT training, specifically in Spanish‐speaking countries, are discussed.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/jmft.12416