Teaching accountability: Using client feedback to train effective family therapists
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
10-1-2011
Abstract
The AAMFT Task Force on Core Competencies (Nelson et al., 2007) proposed that marriage and family therapy (MFT) educators teach and provide evidence of trainee competence beyond coursework and accrued clinical hours. This article describes the integration of a systematic client feedback protocol into an MFT-accredited program's curricula to address the call for outcome-based learning. Outcome management (OM) provides a framework for teaching and assessing trainee effectiveness. Continuous incorporation of client feedback embodies collaborative, strengths-based, integrative, and diversity-centered program values. Students learn a system for being accountable to clients, the profession, and service communities. © 2011 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Volume
37
Issue
4
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Sparks, Jacqueline A., Tiffani Kisler, Jeron F. Adams, and Dale G. Blumen. "Teaching accountability: Using client feedback to train effective family therapists." Journal of Marital and Family Therapy 37, 4 (2011): 452-467. doi: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00224.x.