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    The relationship between psychotherapists' theoretical orientation, family functioning, birth order and communication apprehension
    (İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2020) Karahan, Ceren; Söylemez, Yudum
    ABSTRACT: Theoretical orientation refers to psychotherapists’ way of approaching/formulating a case and treating a client. It is a sorted set of presumptions or inclinations gathered around theories that provides a tool for psychotherapist to conceptualize a case and a better understanding of a client’s needs with specific interventions. Each psychotherapist, adopts different theoretical orientation/s. This study examines the possible factors that influencing the adoption process of theoretical orientation among Turkish psychotherapists. These factors were observed in order to provide useful information for candidate psychotherapists and improve the process of choosing a certain theoretical orientation. The sample includes 140 psychotherapists who have been actively working in the field for at least a year. The McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD) and The Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA-24) were given to participants to measure their functionality of family of origin and level of communication apprehension. The participants' theoretical orientation/s was measured using The Theoretical Orientation Profile Scale –Revised (TOPSR), it is important to mention that there are only a few studies that look at the theoretical orientation and family of origin of psychotherapists. Results indicated that there was a significant correlation between certain types of theoretical orientation and family functionality. Also, findings emphasized another meaningful difference between certain types of theoretical orientation and birth order. However, there was no significant correlation between theoretical orientation and communication apprehension of psychotherapists. These results indicate that the functionality of family of origin and birth order may be beneficial for the psychotherapists to increase their self-awareness and become a more mindful therapist by emphasizing the influencing factors on their choice of theoretical orientation.