The role of creativity in marriage and family therapy practice: A national online study

This study investigated therapists' perceptions of the role of creativity in couples' and family therapy. Along with completing a quantitative measure assessing creativity in their work, participants responded to four open-ended questions that addressed the meaning of creativity, character...

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Published in:Contemporary family therapy 2003-03, Vol.25 (1), p.89-109
Main Authors: CARSON, David K, BECKER, Kent W, VANCE, Kevin E, FORTH, Nancy L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Conjoint Therapy
Creativity
Family Therapy
Health staff related problems. Vocational training
Marital therapy
Medical sciences
Online databases
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Surveys
Therapists
Treatment Methods
United States of America
USA
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Summary:This study investigated therapists' perceptions of the role of creativity in couples' and family therapy. Along with completing a quantitative measure assessing creativity in their work, participants responded to four open-ended questions that addressed the meaning of creativity, characteristics of a 'creative' family therapist, some creative interventions they have used with couples and families, and barriers to their own creativity as a family therapist. 142 marriage and family therapists in 36 states in the USA participated. Findings shed light on the unique importance of creativity in couples and family treatment. (Original abstract - amended)
ISSN:0892-2764
1573-3335
DOI:10.1023/A:1022562122420