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Title The therapeutic alliance : an evidence-based guide to practice / edited by J. Christopher Muran, Jacques P. Barber
Published New York : Guilford Press, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 368 pages)
Contents An introduction : establishing the context and rationale / J. Christopher Muran and Jacques P. Barber -- Alliance theory and measurement / Robert L. Hatcher -- The validity of the alliance as a predictor of psychotherapy outcome / Jacques P. Barber, Shabad-Ratan Khalsa, and Brian A. Sharpless -- The alliance over time / William B. Stiles and Jacob Z. Goldsmith -- Qualitative studies of negative experiences in psychotherapy / Clara E. Hill -- Alliance ruptures and resolution / Catherine Eubanks-Carter, J. Christopher Muran, and Jeremy D. Safran -- A psychodynamic perspective on the therapeutic alliance : theory, research, and practice / Stanley B. Messer and David L. Wolitzky -- An interpersonal perspective on therapy alliances and techniques / Lorna Smith Benjamin and Kenneth L. Critchfield -- The therapeutic alliance in cognitive-behavioral therapy / Louis G. Castonguay [and others] -- A functional analytic psychotherapy (FAP) approach to the therapeutic alliance / Mavis Tsai, Robert J. Kohlenberg, and Jonathan W. Kanter
The therapeutic alliance in humanistic psychotherapy / Jeanne C. Watson and Freda Kalogerakos -- Therapeutic alliances in couple therapy : the web of relationships / Adam O. Horvath, Dianne Symonds, and Luis Tapia -- Therapeutic alliances and alliance building in family therapy / Valentín Escudero, Laurie Heatherington, and Myrna L. Friedlander -- The therapeutic alliance in group therapy / William E. Piper and John S. Ogrodniczuk -- Developing skills in managing negative process / Jeffrey L. Binder and William P. Henry -- Training in alliance-fostering techniques / Paul Crits-Christoph, Katherine Crits-Christoph, and Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons -- Developing therapist abilities to negotiate alliance ruptures / J. Christopher Muran, Jeremy D. Safran, and Catherine Eubanks-Carter -- Coda : recommendations for practice and training / Brian A. Sharpless, J. Christopher Muran, and Jacques P. Barber
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Therapeutic alliance.
Evidence-based psychotherapy.
Evidence-based medicine.
Medical personnel and patient.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Psychotherapy -- methods
Evidence-Based Practice
Professional-Patient Relations
Treatment Outcome
Evidence-Based Medicine
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
PSYCHOLOGY -- Psychotherapy -- General.
Outcome assessment (Medical care)
Medical personnel and patient
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-based psychotherapy
Therapeutic alliance
Patients -- Coopération.
Pratique basée sur les preuves.
Terapeutisk allians.
Psykoterapi.
Form Electronic book
Author Muran, J. Christopher.
Barber, Jacques P., 1954-
LC no. 2010020256
ISBN 9781606238882
1606238884
9781606238738
1606238736
1282725858
9781282725850
9786612725852
6612725850