Hope is a critical component of therapeutic change. However, hope does not singularly emanate from clients. Therapists’ hope for their clients represents a specific therapeutic factor that may impact clinical outcomes. Currently no measure exists to assess the uniqueness of therapist’s hope in therapy with specific clients. Our purpose in this study was to develop and initially validate the Therapist Hope for Clients Scale (THCS). Participants (N = 380) completed the THCS, plus four additional measures to assess therapists’ use of clients’ strengths, self-efficacy in helping skills, working alliance with individual clients, and a general measure of hope. We subjected the THCS to parallel analysis, factor analyses, reliability testing, and validity testing. These steps led to the development of a 10-item measure. THCS scores were positively related to therapists’ use of clients’ strengths, helping skills, self-efficacy, and working alliance. Implications of the THCS are discussed.

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治疗师希望客户量表的开发和初步验证

希望是治疗变化的关键组成部分。然而，希望不仅仅来自客户。治疗师对客户的希望代表了可能影响临床结果的特定治疗因素。目前没有任何措施可以评估治疗师对特定客户的治疗希望的独特性。我们在本研究中的目的是开发并初步验证客户希望治疗师量表 (THCS)。参与者 (N = 380) 完成了 THCS，加上四项额外的措施来评估治疗师对客户优势的使用、帮助技能的自我效能、与个别客户的工作联盟以及对希望的一般衡量。我们对 THCS 进行了平行分析、因素分析、可靠性测试和有效性测试。这些步骤导致了 10 项措施的发展。THCS 分数与治疗师对客户优势、帮助技能、自我效能和工作联盟的使用呈正相关。讨论了 THCS 的影响。