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This study explores students' attitudes about personal therapy as a component of training and assesses the effects of providing a list of community therapist who were willing to see family therapy graduate students at a reduced fee on students' behaviors. Students' personal therapy experiences and attitudes about faculty involvement in their personal lives were also investigated. Most students believe that student therapists should have personal therapy sometime during their training, and the majority of students had al-ready been in therapy. Individual issues and relationship problems were the most frequently cited reasons for starting personal therapy.
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Patterson, J.E., Utesch, W.E. Personal therapy for family therapy graduate students. Contemp Fam Ther 13, 333–343 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00897873
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