A study of countertransference during therapists' transition from graduate school to internship.
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Title
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A study of countertransference during therapists' transition from graduate school to internship.
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Identifier
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AAI9108125
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identifier
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9108125
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Creator
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Kahn, Asher Samuel.
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Contributor
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Adviser: I. H. Paul
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Date
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1990
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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Eight Ph.D. students in clinical psychology, five with one and three with two cases (a total of eleven cases) were studied for a ten month period during the year in which they applied for and left to internship. Data was collected before and after each psychotherapy session.;Before each session the therapists were asked how they feel anticipating the session and how they accounted for those feelings. After each session these therapists were asked how well they recalled the session and were again asked to account for their answer. The anticipation and recall questions were scored on a scale of one through five. The questions about how they accounted for those feelings and their ability to recall were scored as to whether or not there was mention of termination or transition in the content of the response.;The results showed changes over time in every case and tendencies towards changes around the Christmas holidays, the beginning of February (the week during which students were notified of their internship placements), and as the therapy ended. There also tended to be more fluctuation in scoring when there was a hiatus between sessions longer than seven days.;In response to the question of why the therapists scored in the way that they did, in 23% of the responses concern with transition and/or termination was expressed.;The transition from graduate school to internship is a professional milestone. However, when it includes a leavetaking from a group of patients this milestone can create some difficulties for the therapists. This study showed the degree to which therapists are concerned with the transition. It also pointed out some specific times during which countertransference may be most troublesome.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
