Table 3.

Items that may contribute to problems in the therapeutic relationship

Question	Mean (SD)	Percentage Agree
The behavior analyst seems to have his or her own agenda about the direction of my child’s program.	3.64 (1.35)	24.2
The behavior analyst underestimates my child’s ability.	3.80 (1.29)	21.1
The behavior analyst focuses too much on my child’s challenging behavior.	3.80 (1.17)	16.1
The behavior analyst failed to communicate with me.	3.81(1.28)	18.9
The behavior analyst focuses too much on my child’s deficits.	3.86 (1.12)	14.7
The behavior analyst has an authoritarian demeanor rather than a collaborative one when discussing decisions about my child’s program.	3.93 (1.34)	21.1
The behavior analyst is too busy to discuss things about my child’s program that are important to me.	3.94 (1.18)	15.8
The behavior analyst often seems distracted during meetings.	4.00 (1.11)	10.5
The behavior analyst let his or her opinions of other professions or other treatments interfere with our relationship.	4.00 (1.21)	16.0
The behavior analyst interrupts me during meetings about my child.	4.18 (1.01)	8.4
The behavior analyst uses too much technical language that I don’t understand.	4.21 (.95)	7.4
Average	3.92 (1.18)	15.8

Likert scoring was reversed for each of the negatively worded items and represented 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree)