EVALUATION OF AN ACADEMIC FAMILY-THERAPY TRAINING-PROGRAM - CHANGES IN TRAINEES RELATIONSHIP AND INTERVENTION SKILLS

Students in an academic training program were assessed for changes in their relationship and intervention skills following completion of the program. Positive improvements were found on some measures but not all. Additionally, trainee variables such as previous clinical experience, gender, age, marital status, and scores on standardized admissions tests were examined in relation to trainees' skills changes. Trainee characteristics were unrelated to changes in intervention skills. However, a number of relationships were found between trainee characteristics and changes in relationship skills.