Gender Differences Among Adolescent Client Evaluations of the Working Alliance in an Acute Inpatient Treatment Setting. Issue 1 (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Schmit, Erika L.; Schmit, Michael K.; Reilly, Rebecca; Fish, Matthew
• Is Part Of: Journal of professional counseling, practice, theory, & research. Volume 46:Issue 1/2(2020)
• Page Start: 64
• Page End: 76
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Working alliance -- gender differences -- acute inpatient treatment -- adolescents -- crisis; Counseling -- Periodicals; Educational counseling -- Periodicals; Counseling; Educational counseling; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 361.06
• DOI: 10.1080/15566382.2019.1673650
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1556-6382

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Suicidal adolescents seeking treatment in inpatient hospitals benefit from a strong working alliance with their counselor to meet discharge goals. Professional counselors working in these settings should be aware of how the working alliance contributes to crisis stabilization. Using a quasi-experimental between-subjects design, we examined female and male ratings of the working alliance when working with female counselors in an acute care behavioral hospital. A statistically significant difference was found indicating that female and male adolescent clients rated the working alliance differently, with males rating it higher than females. Implications for counselor practice are discussed.