Table 2 The therapist metacognitive adherence scale
Openness to the patient’s agenda at the session outset and throughout the session. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Offer of the therapist’s thoughts/perceptions regarding the patient’s behavior in the session. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Details of a narrative episode are elicited. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
A psychological problem or dilemma is framed as something to be discussed. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Reflection on the interpersonal processes during the session is elicited. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Reflection on progress/course of the session is elicited at various times during the session or at session’s end. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
The patient is stimulated to engage in metacognitive acts with interventions that are appropriate to patient’s capacity for self-reflectivity and/or awareness of the mind of the other. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
The patient is stimulated to engage in metacognitive acts with interventions that are appropriate to patients’ capacity for metacognitive mastery. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |