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Family Therapists' Responses to Normal Developmental Behavior Problems

Marlene V. Herakovich

New River Community College, Drawer 1127, Dublin, VA 24084

Cosby S. Rogers

Department of Family and Child Development, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA 24061

A randomly selected sample (N = 121 respondents) of members of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy responded to three hypothetical case studies, each depicting a presenting problem which could be normal for each of three developmental levels. The proportion of therapists to mention normal development as a possible explanation for the behavior problem was 11.6 percent for Case 1 (a four-year-old seeking independence), 32.2 percent for Case 2 (a one-year-old with separation anxiety), and 9.9% for Case 3 (a nine-year-old with night fears). For each case, chi square analyses showed no differences ac cording to sex, education, parent status, and age of own children in terms of the proportion of counselors giving developmental responses. The low percentage of developmental responses may point to the need for additional developmental studies as part of therapist training curricula. Alternatively, the theoretical orien tation of the respondents may have determined the focus of their responses.

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 15, No. 3, 190-197 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/1077727X8701500305
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