TY - JOUR
T1 - Second-order change in marriage and family therapy
T2 - A web-based modified Delphi study
AU - Davey, Maureen
AU - Duncan, Tracey
AU - Kissil, Karni
AU - Davey, Adam
AU - Fish, Linda Stone
PY - 2011/3
Y1 - 2011/3
N2 - Second-order change is a central concept in Marriage and Family Therapy, but still remains poorly operationalized. We conducted a web-based modified Delphi study with 31 established faculty members currently teaching in COAMFTE-accredited Master's and Doctoral programs in the United States and in Canada to identify consensus regarding second-order change concepts, clinical operationalization, evaluation, and teaching principles. Numerous exemplars of first and second-order change were generated, but consensus on most items was low. Consensus was highest for pedagogy and low regarding concepts and clinical examples of firstorder change and evaluation of second-order change. Results suggest clearer definitions and better measurement of systemic change are needed.
AB - Second-order change is a central concept in Marriage and Family Therapy, but still remains poorly operationalized. We conducted a web-based modified Delphi study with 31 established faculty members currently teaching in COAMFTE-accredited Master's and Doctoral programs in the United States and in Canada to identify consensus regarding second-order change concepts, clinical operationalization, evaluation, and teaching principles. Numerous exemplars of first and second-order change were generated, but consensus on most items was low. Consensus was highest for pedagogy and low regarding concepts and clinical examples of firstorder change and evaluation of second-order change. Results suggest clearer definitions and better measurement of systemic change are needed.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926187.2010.530929
DO - 10.1080/01926187.2010.530929
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79952389176
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 39
SP - 100
EP - 111
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 2
ER -