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