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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychiatr Serv. 2016 Feb 14;67(5):551–557. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201500022

Table 1.

Therapist and client demographics

Variable Therapist Client

n % n %
Age (M ± SD) 38.09 ±
11.63
10.86 ±
3.70
Years at current agency (M ± SD) 3.35 ±
4.65
--
Therapist years clinical experience (M ± SD) 6.89 ±
6.84
--
Current caseload (M ± SD) 28.79 ±
22.05
--
Level of professional burnout (M ± SD) 4.23 ±
2.58
--
Hours of supervision received each week (M ± SD) 1.32 ±
1.21
--
Gender*
   Male 30 23% 69 53%
   Female 99 76% 56 43%
   Transgender 1 1% 0 0%
Hispanic/Latino*
   Yes 26 20% -- --
   No 98 75% -- --
Ethnicity*
   Asian 6 5% 1 1%
   Black or African American 27 21% 54 42%
   White 67 52% 12 9%
   Hispanic/Latino 13 10% 33 25%
   Multiracial 5 4% 7 5%
   Other 5 4% 7 5%
Academic Background*
   Bachelor’s Degree 5 4% -- --
   Master’s Degree 107 82% -- --
   Doctoral Degree 12 9% -- --
Professional Background
   Master’s level counselors 75 58%
   Social workers 20 15%
   Marriage and Family Therapists 18 14%
   Psychologist 6 5%
   Psychiatrist 1 <1%
   Other 4 3%
Licensure status
   Yes 33 25% -- --
   Yes 97 75% -- --
Participation in EBP Initiatives
   Yes 54 41% -- --
   No 78 59% -- --
Primary theoretical orientation:*
   Psychodynamic 10 8% -- --
   Behavioral 6 5% -- --
   Cognitive 5 4% -- --
   Cognitive-Behavioral 50 39% -- --
   Systemic 20 15% -- --
   Object Relations 3 2% -- --
   Other 4 3% -- --
   Eclectic 26 20% -- --
Primary Diagnosis*
    Internalizing Disorders -- -- 33 27%
    Posttraumatic Stress Disorder -- -- 13 11%
    Major Depressive Disorder -- -- 8 7%
    Anxiety Disorder NOS -- -- 6 5%
    Generalized Anxiety Disorder -- -- 2 2%
    Depressive Disorder NOS -- -- 2 2%
    Dysthymic Disorder -- -- 1 1%
    Adjustment Disorder with Anxiety -- -- 1 1%
    Externalizing Disorders -- -- 71 58%
    Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity -- -- 47 38%
    Disorder (ADHD)
    Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) -- -- 7 6%
    co-primary ADHD and ODD -- -- 7 6%
    Conduct Disorder -- -- 6 5%
    Disruptive Behavior Disorder NOS -- -- 4 3%
    Other Disorders -- -- 19 15%
    Adjustment Disorder – Unspecified -- -- 12 10%
    Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Disturbance -- -- 2 2%
    of Emotions and Conduct
    Reactive Attachment Disorder -- -- 1 <1%
    Autistic Disorder -- -- 1 <1%
    Asperger’s Disorder -- -- 1 <1%
    Psychotic Disorder NOS -- -- 1 <1%
    Unspecified substance use disorder -- -- 1 <1%
*

Does not add up to 100% because of missing responses