Common Factor Skills

Question 1

Relationship factors contribute 30% and model factors only contribute 15% of therapeutic change

Answer 1

Norcross (2002)

Question 2

Common factors are essentially the mechanisms of change in psychological therapy
The therapeutic relationship positively predicts symptom change, even when measured by external markers
Effect size of the relationship between goal consensus and therapist empathy with therapeutic outcome is strong

Answer 2

Wampold (2015) meta-analytic review

Question 3

Contextual model -therapeutic relationship must occur before
A) relationship development
B) accurate client expectations of their disorder and therapy
C) health promoting behaviours to be enacted

Answer 3

Wampold & Imel (2015)

Question 4

Ignores other therapist factors which contribute 9% of therapeutic change such as resilience, organisation, knowledge, and confidence

Answer 4

Green, Barkham, Kellett & Saxon (2014)

Question 5

Therapeutic relationship is facilitated more bia face to face than telephone because the practitioner has more ways to communicate their empathy and unconditional positive regard to the client

Answer 5

Turner, Brown & Carpenter (2017) qualitative study of 30 PWPs

Question 6

Common factors and specific factors are interlinked and both useful
Dodo bird verdict
Paradigm should shift from RCT to translational process science
Focus should be on manuals that can be used across emotional disorders

Answer 6

Mulder, Murray and Rucklidge (2016)