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. 2009 Nov 10;37(3):230–244. doi: 10.1007/s10488-009-0251-x

Table 6.

Percentage of sessions in which caregiver-focused goals were pursued according to therapist and observer ratings and correspondence between rating sources

Goal/strategy Intensity threshold
Therapist Observer
2+ (%) 3+ (%) 1+ (%) 2+ (%) 3+ (%) Kappa
Information gathering 48 30 10 6 2 .41**
-Psychosocial stressors
Responding effectively to positive/appropriate behavior 39 22 4 0 0 .09
Review progress 38 24 2 0 0 .12
Information gathering 38 21 33 18 8 .28*
-MH status, behavior, functioning
-Family structure
Family member perspective 28 24 16 10 4 .29*
Respond effectively to negative/inappropriate behavior 28 22 25 8 4 .63**
Establish treatment/session goals 26 14 20 4 0 .09
Learn about child skills 26 14 0 0 0
Monitor child behavior/improve supervision 24 12 2 2 0
Caregiver roles 22 16 2 2 0 .14
Caregiver consistency 22 22 0 0 0
Information gathering 22 22 6 2 0 .30*
-High risk issues
Effective commands/limit setting 20 14 6 0 0 .35**
Stress reduction skills 20 18 4 2 0 .13
Reward systems 16 14 6 4 4 .35**
Formal supports 10 8 8 2 0 .46**
Time out 10 10 4 0 0 −.05
Cognitive distortions 8 8 4 2 2 .30*
Develop/facilitate plan 8 8 6 2 0 .54**
Informal supports 8 4 2 0 0 −.03

Note Percentages of sessions in which each goal/strategy was identified as present are reported for sessions rated by therapists (N = 51) and coded by observers (N = 63). Kappa coefficients were calculated dichotomizing the presence/absence of a goal/strategy using intensity cutpoints of 3 for therapists and 1 for observers due to differences in rates of report of goal/strategy presence

P < .05, ** P < .01