Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (670 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1572308699 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 260 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Informed by the authors' internationally recognized research program on ruptures in the therapeutic alliance, the book is enlightening in two major ways. Barlow, PhD, Professor and Director Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, Boston University"This is a brilliant book. Focusing on an important and neglected area of clinical training, this is an invaluable text for beginning and advanced psychotherapy courses."--Lester Luborsky, PhD"An unparalleled achievement.Among the few comprehensive texts that truly integrates ongoing empirical research with cutting-edge developments in clinical psychoanalysis, as well as elements of other therapeutic mod
A half-century of psychotherapy research has shown that the quality of the therapeutic alliance is the most robust predictor of treatment success. Cutting-edge developments in psychoanalysis and other modalities are synthesized with original research and clinical wisdom gleaned from years of work in the field. The result is a practical and highly sophisticated guide that spells out clear principles of intervention while at the same time inspiring therapists toward greater creativity.. This unique book provides a systematic framework for negotiating ruptures and strains in the therapeutic alliance and transforming them into therapeutic breakthroughs
Five Stars Alex Seidler great. "One of the best "how-to books" on what works in therapy!" according to Thomas Wright. I am a practising pshychologist and I've read numerous books on "transference", "counter transference" and the "therapeutic alliance" (everything from Freud to modern theorists) but nothing comes close to this book: It's very informative, higly structured and precise. It has tremendous practical value for all therapists (regardless of theraputic orientation, though it might even be of. A book that was difficult to put down Brenda Langyel Excellent insight into the therapeutic process and the importance of the therapeutic relationship in healing. Content was clear and clinical vignettes were effective illustrations of the material.