CHARACTERISTICS AND CLINICAL PRACTICES OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS: A NATIONAL SURVEY

This report presents data from a telephone survey of a randomly selected sample of 292 marriage and family therapists (MFTs) who were Clinical Members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The study, designed to better understand the current state of the field of MFT, provides...

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Published in:Journal of marital and family therapy 2002-10, Vol.28 (4), p.487-494
Main Author: Northey Jr, William F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - therapy
Anxiety-Depression
Children
Client Characteristics (Human Services)
Clinical Competence - standards
Clinical training
Counseling Techniques
Counselor Characteristics
Counselor Training
Counselors
Demographic aspects
Demography
Depression (Psychology)
Depression - therapy
Family Counseling
Family therapists
Family Therapy - methods
Family Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Female
Health Services
Humans
Male
Marital Therapy - methods
Marital Therapy - statistics & numerical data
Marriage
Marriage Counseling
Mental Health Programs
Middle Aged
National Surveys
Polls & surveys
Practice Patterns, Physicians' - statistics & numerical data
Professional Identity
Resistance (Psychology)
Response Rates (Questionnaires)
State Surveys
Substance Abuse
Surveys and Questionnaires
Telephone
Telephone Surveys
Therapy
United States
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Summary:This report presents data from a telephone survey of a randomly selected sample of 292 marriage and family therapists (MFTs) who were Clinical Members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The study, designed to better understand the current state of the field of MFT, provides descriptive data on the demographic characteristics, training, clinical practices, and treatment of substance abuse disorders by MFTs. Participants reported they most commonly treat marital and couple difficulties, depression, anxiety, and problems of children and adolescents. It was also found that MFTs commonly assess for substance abuse problems, but these problems represent a relatively small percentage of their caseload. The data support the continued maturation and growth of the field. Implications for the field and comparisons to other national data are addressed.
ISSN:0194-472X
1752-0606
DOI:10.1111/j.1752-0606.2002.tb00373.x