Testing the effectiveness of family therapeutic assessment: a case study using a time-series design.
We describe a family Therapeutic Assessment (TA) case study employing 2 assessors, 2 assessment rooms, and a video link. In the study, we employed a daily measures time-series design with a pretreatment baseline and follow-up period to examine the family TA treatment model. In addition to being an illustrative addition to a number of clinical reports suggesting the efficacy of family TA, this study is the first to apply a case-based time-series design to test whether family TA leads to clinical improvement and also illustrates when that improvement occurs. Results support the trajectory of change proposed by Finn (2007), the TA model's creator, who posits that benefits continue beyond the formal treatment itself.
Smith
Justin D
JD
Department of Psychology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 37996-0900, USA. jdsmith1@utk.edu
Wolf
Nicole J
NJ
Handler
Leonard
L
Nash
Michael R
MR
D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005195:Family Relations; D005196:Family Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D013996:Time and Motion Studies