TY - JOUR
T1 - Informed consent documents of marriage and family therapists in private practice
T2 - A qualitative analysis
AU - Haslam, Darryl R.
AU - Harris, Steven M.
PY - 2004/7/1
Y1 - 2004/7/1
N2 - This article describes a study involving informed consent documents (ICDs) of family therapists in private practice, Therapists' documents were obtained via email solicitation and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Seven conceptual categories were developed and are summarized. Findings suggest that there were both substantial consistency in the major areas of the documents but variance in their more detailed aspects. The latter was viewed as indicative of the subjectivity involved in creating ICDs and suggests that developing a universal document could be nearly impossible. Stylistic differences were also examined in relation to how they may reflect personal aspects of the therapists.
AB - This article describes a study involving informed consent documents (ICDs) of family therapists in private practice, Therapists' documents were obtained via email solicitation and analyzed using qualitative content analysis. Seven conceptual categories were developed and are summarized. Findings suggest that there were both substantial consistency in the major areas of the documents but variance in their more detailed aspects. The latter was viewed as indicative of the subjectivity involved in creating ICDs and suggests that developing a universal document could be nearly impossible. Stylistic differences were also examined in relation to how they may reflect personal aspects of the therapists.
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U2 - 10.1080/01926180490455231
DO - 10.1080/01926180490455231
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:4043134678
SN - 0192-6187
VL - 32
SP - 359
EP - 374
JO - American Journal of Family Therapy
JF - American Journal of Family Therapy
IS - 4
ER -