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In 1943, I devised a system of categories, with later modifications, to be used for conducting research and training in psychotherapeutic interviewing and counseling. The two-way classification system includes categories primarily descriptive of the interaction between counselor or therapist verbal responses and the content and affect of client verbal responses. These systems have been used in many research projects since they were first developed. They are introduced below with brief descriptions, examples, and coding symbols. Some 1963 additions follow the presentation of the original systems.
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Snyder, W.U. (1987). Snyder’s Classification System for Therapeutic Interviews. In: Russell, R.L. (eds) Language in Psychotherapy. Emotions, Personality, and Psychotherapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0496-6_4
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