title: Therapeutic change in Colombian families dealing with violence: therapists, clients, and referring systems in conversation.
abstract: There is a gap in the Marriage and Family Therapy literature regarding clients', therapists', and family judges' theories of change in relational therapy for family violence. We conducted in-depth interviews with eleven court-referred families, their therapists, and two family judges in Bogota, Colombia. Interviews focused on their expectations of therapy outcomes, their understanding of change, and their evaluation of individual and relational therapy outcomes. We followed a grounded theory approach to data analysis. Analyses showed that therapists, family judges, and clients hold different expectations and theories regarding therapeutic change. Findings are discussed based on existing research on clients' and therapists' ideas about change. Implications for future research and practice are presented.
authors: Psychology Department, Universidad de los Andes, Cra. 1 Este 18 A-10, Bogotá, Colombia. kripoll@uniandes.edu.co
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Ripoll-Núñez
authors: Carlos Felipe
authors: CF
authors: Villar-Guhl
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Villar-Concha
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003105:Colombia; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D055815:Young Adult