A critical incidents study of differentiation

Eight couples participated in a workshop designed, to identify what events facilitate or hinder differentiation in everyday life. The couples met in three-hour weekly sessions over a period of eight weeks. The program incorporated psycho-educational and experiential components. The content was based on the key concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory, communication skills, Transactional Analysis and Imago Therapy. During the program and from interviews, 508 incidents were collected. Flanagan's (1954) critical incident technique was used as an evaluation method. Subsequently, the total of 508 reported incidents was reduced to the six major categories. Each major category had its facilitating and hindering counterparts. Then, a definition was created for each category. The categories of "Openness & Intimacy" and "A Sense of Self" accounted for 51% of all facilitating as well as all hindering events. The results of the study were found to be both reliable and valid. The implications for the development of skill-training programs, counselling sessions and future research were outlined.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts - MA

Level thesis:degree_level

master's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Counselling Psychology

Grantor dc:publisher

University of British Columbia

Year dc:date

1993

Author dc:creator

• Novotny, Helena Bozena

Statement dc:rights

• For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.

Language dc:language

eng

Handle dc:identifier

http://hdl.handle.net/2429/1219

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:circle.library.ubc.ca:2429/1219