REASONS THERAPISTS GIVE FOR REFUSING TO PARTICIPATE IN PSYCHOTHERAPY PROCESS RESEARCH

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reasons why a majorit y of practitioners refused to participate in a field-based psychothera py process research project and to learn from them what would be requi red to enlist their future participation in this type of research. In a sample of 109 psychologists, the main reasons for refusing to partic ipate included insufficient time, unwillingness to audiotape clients, and clients deemed inappropriate for the research. In terms of what wo uld be required to facilitate their participation in future process re search, the most common responses were more time and no recording of t he therapy sessions. The implications for process research are discuss ed.