基本説明
New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2000. Provides effective strategies for working through alliance ruptures in both long-term and brief therapy.
Full Description
A half-century of psychotherapy research has shown that the quality of the therapeutic alliance is the most robust predictor of treatment success. This unique book provides a systematic framework for negotiating ruptures and strains in the therapeutic alliance and transforming them into therapeutic breakthroughs. 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.
Contents
1. The Therapeutic Alliance Reconsidered
2. Fundamental Assumptions and Principles
3. Understanding Alliance Ruptures and Therapeutic Impasses
4. Therapeutic Metacommunication: Mindfulness in Action
5. Stage-Process Models of Alliance Rupture Resolution
6. Brief Relational Therapy
7. A Relational Approach to Training and Supervision
