A COMPETENCY-BASED APPROACH TO COUPLE AND FAMILY THERAPY SUPERVISION

The competency-based movement continues to guide professional psychology. This has been highlighted through the establishment of essential foundational and functional competencies. The current paper focuses on the intervention competency domain and delineates its relevance within the field of couple...

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Published in:Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2010-03, Vol.47 (1), p.35-44
Main Authors: CELANO, MARIANNE P, SMITH, CHAUNDRISSA OYESHIKU, KASLOW, NADINE J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Clinical Competence
Couple therapy
Couples Therapy
Couples Therapy - education
Couples Therapy - organization & administration
Evidence based
Family Therapy
Family Therapy - education
Family Therapy - organization & administration
Female
Human
Humans
Integrative approach
Intimacy
Male
Mental Disorders - therapy
Parenting
Professional Competence
Professional Supervision
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Summary:The competency-based movement continues to guide professional psychology. This has been highlighted through the establishment of essential foundational and functional competencies. The current paper focuses on the intervention competency domain and delineates its relevance within the field of couple and family therapy (CFT). We begin by providing an overview of 8 essential components of CFT: developing a systemic formulation, forging a systemic therapeutic alliance, understanding family-of-origin issues, reframing, managing negative interactions, building cohesion/intimacy/communication, restructuring/parenting, and understanding and applying evidence-based CFT models. We then provide a brief illustration of foundational and functional competencies essential to CFT. We conclude by addressing the CFT competency within an integrative approach to supervision and provide a case illustration that depicts this process. The relevance of establishing unique, evidence-based, theory-specific competency components is highlighted.
ISSN:0033-3204
1939-1536
DOI:10.1037/a0018845