Teaching Graduate Trainees How to Manage Client Anger: a Comparison of Three Types of Training

Authors

Shirley A. Hess, Shippensburg University of PennsylvaniaFollow
Sarah Knox, Marquette UniversityFollow
Clara E. Hill, University of MarylandFollow

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Format of Original

11 p.

Publication Date

5-2006

Publisher

Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Source Publication

Psychotherapy Research

Source ISSN

1050-3307

Abstract

The authors examined the effects of three types of training (supervisor-facilitated training, self-training, biblio-training) on 62 graduate student therapists' state anxiety, self-efficacy for dealing with anger, and helping skills (i.e., reflections and immediacy) in response to videotaped vignettes of angry clients. Training overall was rated as very helpful, and trainees increased in self-efficacy for working with client anger. Supervisor-facilitated training was rated as more helpful than, and was preferred to, self-training and biblio-training; it also led to more reflection of feelings in response to clients. Results suggest that vignettes such as these might be a helpful adjunct to training once students have competency in the basic helping skills.

Comments

Accepted version. Psychotherapy Research, Vol. 16, No. 3 (May 2006): 282-292. DOI. © 2006 Taylor & Francis. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Hess, Shirley A.; Knox, Sarah; and Hill, Clara E., "Teaching Graduate Trainees How to Manage Client Anger: a Comparison of Three Types of Training" (2006). College of Education Faculty Research and Publications. 29.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/edu_fac/29