PREDICTORS OF THERAPEUTIC THEORETICAL ORIENTATION IN A VOCATIONAL CONTEXT

Given the findings that hold theoretical orientations at the same level with one another in regard to therapeutic effectiveness (referred to as relative efficacy), orientation is nevertheless highly valued in therapist development. There have also been numerous findings that orientation selection affects practitioner satisfaction, as well as burnout (Fear & Woolfe, 1999; Vasco, Garcia-Marques, & Dryden, 1993). Despite the importance of theory in clinical practice, there is little research surrounding therapist variables in the development of theoretical orientation (Bitar, Bean, &... Mehr ...