Development of a therapists’ self-report measure of pluralistic thought and practice: the Therapy Pluralism Inventory

TY - JOUR

T1 - Development of a therapists’ self-report measure of pluralistic thought and practice: the Therapy Pluralism Inventory

AU - Thompson, Allison

AU - Cooper, Michael

AU - Pauli-Jones, Regina

N1 - 2*

PY - 2017/9/20

Y1 - 2017/9/20

N2 - This study aimed to develop a self-report measure of pluralistic thought and practice. Following pilot development, a 23-item inventory was placed on an online survey site, and 474 participants satisfactorily completed the measure. Respondents were trainee or qualified therapists, predominantly female, based in the UK, and of a humanistic or integrative/eclectic orientation. A principal components analysis resulted in two scales, Pluralistic Philosophy and Pluralistic Practice, which had good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .72 and .80, respectively). Confirmatory factor analysis showed good model fit for this two factor solution. The Therapy Pluralism Inventory (TPI) has potential for use in training and research, although additional validity and normative data are needed. © 2017, published by Taylor & Francis. The attached document (embargoed until 20/09/2018) is an author produced version of a paper published in the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

AB - This study aimed to develop a self-report measure of pluralistic thought and practice. Following pilot development, a 23-item inventory was placed on an online survey site, and 474 participants satisfactorily completed the measure. Respondents were trainee or qualified therapists, predominantly female, based in the UK, and of a humanistic or integrative/eclectic orientation. A principal components analysis resulted in two scales, Pluralistic Philosophy and Pluralistic Practice, which had good internal consistency (Cronbach’s α = .72 and .80, respectively). Confirmatory factor analysis showed good model fit for this two factor solution. The Therapy Pluralism Inventory (TPI) has potential for use in training and research, although additional validity and normative data are needed. © 2017, published by Taylor & Francis. The attached document (embargoed until 20/09/2018) is an author produced version of a paper published in the British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self- archiving policy. The final published version (version of record) is available online at the link below. Some minor differences between this version and the final published version may remain. We suggest you refer to the final published version should you wish to cite from it.

KW - therapeutic relationship

KW - counselling training

KW - pluralistic therapy

KW - measure development

KW - integrative psychotherapy

U2 - 10.1080/03069885.2017.1373745

DO - 10.1080/03069885.2017.1373745

M3 - Article

SN - 0306-9885

VL - 45

SP - 489

EP - 499

JO - BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING

JF - BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING

IS - 5

ER -