Description
This state-of-the-art book presents research-based practice guidelines that clinicians of any orientation can use to optimize the therapeutic alliance. Leading proponents of the major psychotherapeutic approaches explain just what a good alliance is, how to create it, and how to recognize and repair alliance ruptures. Applications in individual, group, couple, and family therapy are explored; case examples vividly illustrate the concepts and techniques. Links between the quality of the alliance and client outcomes are elucidated. A section on training fills a major gap in the field, reviewing proven strategies for helping therapists to develop key relationship-building skills.
Chapter
Part I Critical Studies Of The Therapeutic Alliance
1. Alliance Theory And Measurement
2. The Validity Of The Alliance As A Predictor Of Psychotherapy Outcome
3. The Alliance Over Time
4. Q Ualitative Studies Of Negative Experiences In Psychotherapy
5. Alliance Ruptures And Resolution
Part II: Practice And The Therapeutic Alliance
6. A Psychodynamic Perspective On The Therapeutic Alliance: Theory, Research, And Practice
7. An Interpersonal Perspective On Therapy Alliancesand Techniques
8. The Therapeutic Alliance N Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
9. A Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (Fap) Approach To The Therapeutic Alliance
10. The Therapeutic Alliance In Humanistic Psychotherapy
11. Therapeutic Alliances In Couple Therapy: The Web Of Relationships
12. Therapeutic Alliances And Alliance Building In Family Therapy
13. The Therapeutic Alliance In Group Therapy
Part III: Training Programs On The Therapeutic Alliance
14. Developing Skills In Managing Negative Process
15. Training In Alliance-Fostering Techniques
16. Developing Therapist Abilities To Negotiate Alliance Ruptures
17. Coda: Recommendations For Practice And Training
The Therapeutic Alliance
：An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice
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