Date of Award

2014

Call Number

RC480.5 .G67 2014

Document Type

Open Access Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy

Department

Muskie School of Public Service

First Advisor

Kate Forhan

Second Advisor

Zark VanZandt

Third Advisor

Barbara M. Fraumeni

Keywords

Master therapist research, interview guide, identifying matched controls

Abstract

This dissertation is an attempt to replicate the results of a study conducted by Len Jennings(1996) which provided the data underlying the "cognitive, emotional, and relational" (CER) model of therapist excellence. As outlined in Jennings'(1996) research protocol, data were gathered through semi-structured interviews with ten master therapists chosen through a snowball sampling technique. Unlike the original study, this dissertation includes a matched control group intended to provide insight about the generalizability of the categories/domains of CER.

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