Pruitt Nathan T
Siena College.
J Clin Psychol. 2014 Aug;70(8):753-9. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22110. Epub 2014 Jun 20.
I discuss my transformation from a confused graduate student with a common factors theoretical orientation to a licensed psychologist focused on humanistic, cognitive, and mindfulness approaches. My theoretical journey was shaped by my work with clients and my own personal development and primarily motivated by a sense of uncertainty that accompanied the lack of a specific theoretical identity. This discussion of trying to find the "right" theoretical approach is set against the well-supported empirical findings that theoretical techniques (i.e., "specific factors") contribute relatively little to clinical outcome, and that no single theoretical approach has distinguished itself as superior to others in the literature. I discuss the effects of my theoretical orientations on my work with colleagues, my relationship with my spouse, and being a parent.
我讲述了自己从一个迷茫的、持有共同因素理论取向的研究生，转变为一名专注于人本主义、认知和正念方法的执业心理学家的过程。我的理论之旅受到我与客户的工作以及我个人发展的影响，其主要动力来自于缺乏特定理论身份所带来的不确定感。这种对寻找“正确”理论方法的探讨，是在有充分支持的实证研究结果背景下进行的，这些结果表明理论技术（即“特定因素”）对临床结果的贡献相对较小，而且在文献中没有一种单一的理论方法被证明优于其他方法。我讨论了我的理论取向对我与同事的工作、我与配偶的关系以及为人父母的影响。
