The therapeutic alliance : an evidence-based guide to practice / edited by J. Christopher Muran, Jacques P. Barber.

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...

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Other Authors: Muran, J. Christopher, Barber, Jacques P., 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Guilford Press, ©2010.
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Table of 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.