Psychotherapist's Nonverbal Coordination Scale: Introducing a New Measurement Tool for Child Psychotherapy

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dc.authorid0000-0002-2790-5526
dc.contributor.authorCatay, Zeynep
dc.contributor.authorHalfon, Sibel
dc.contributor.authorSteele, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorDowning, George
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T18:55:40Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T18:55:40Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentİstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjectiveCurrent study aims to develop an observer-based rating system, Psychotherapists' Nonverbal Coordination Scale (PNC), to evaluate psychotherapists' ability to coordinate their nonverbal expression and body movement with those of the patient in child psychotherapy.MethodsPNC was implemented in a clinical trial of Mentalization Based Treatment for Children (MBT-C) involving 101 children and their 16 therapists. 269 videotaped sessions from three different time points in treatment were coded with PNC by trained coders. Sessions were also coded for affect regulation and adaptive play qualities. Child-reported therapeutic alliance and parent-reported child problem measures were collected after the sessions. Multilevel Modeling was utilized to evaluate PNC's convergent and criterion validity based on its association with these process and outcome variables.ResultsExcellent inter-rater reliability was achieved among coders. PNC's convergent validity was supported through its positive correlation with the Attention Control Interventions of the MBT-C Adherence Scale. PNC total score was also found to predict better affect regulation and increased adaptive play within sessions as well as stronger therapeutic alliance and a steeper decline in symptoms.ConclusionThis study provides initial support for the use of PNC as a reliable and valid tool to evaluate therapist's skill level in nonverbal coordination.
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) [121K733]; International Psychoanalytical Association; TUBITAK; IPA
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was partially supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under the grant number 121K733. Funding was also provided by a research grant from International Psychoanalytical Association. The authors thank TUBITAK and IPA for their support.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10503307.2025.2535571
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/10503307.2025.2535571
dc.identifier.issn1050-3307
dc.identifier.issn1468-4381
dc.identifier.pmid40726107
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105011976611
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2025.2535571
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11411/10517
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001538940800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofPsychotherapy Research
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WoS_20260402
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260402
dc.subjectNonverbal Coordination
dc.subjectPsychotherapist'S Nonverbal Coordination Scale
dc.subjectChild Psychotherapy
dc.subjectSynchrony
dc.subjectTherapeutic Alliance
dc.titlePsychotherapist's Nonverbal Coordination Scale: Introducing a New Measurement Tool for Child Psychotherapy
dc.typeArticle

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