An Analysis of Process Movement Measured on The Experiencing Scales in a Family Therapy Session.

Abstract

　The study focuses on family members experiencing (EXP) in a single successful family therapy session. The contents of the session were categorized into three phases (pre-intervention phase, intervention phase and post-intervention phase). In the intervention phase, the therapist intervened in the sequence of the communication between family members (the IP and mother) which had been in double-bind, with Augmented Feedback Technique. As a result, the difficulty in the communication between them was improved.

　Every statement in the session was rated by a coder. The statements of the IP and mother were rated on Patient EXP Scale. The statements of the therapist were rated on Therapist (TR) Scale.

　The finding shows that family member EXP ratings and therapist TR scale ratings in the intervention phase are significantly higher than in the pre-intervention and the post-intervention. It suggests that this kind of technique can be interpreted as a kind of facilitation technique of experiencing.