Therapeutic alliances in couple and family therapy
Subtitle: an empirically-informed guide to practice
By: Myrna L. Friedlander, Valentín Escudero, and Laurie Heatherington.
Contributors: Escudero, Valentín, 1961-; Heatherington, Laurie.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Subjects: Marital psychotherapy.; Family psychotherapy.; Family Therapy -- methods -- Case Reports.; Couples Therapy -- methods -- Case Reports.; Professional-Patient Relations -- Case Reports.; Psychotherapeutic Processes -- Case Reports.; Models, Psychological.
Genres: Case Reports.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy; title: Introducing SOFTA (System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances); title: Observing the alliance; title: Engagement in the therapeutic process; title: Emotional connection to the therapist; title: Safety within the therapeutic system; title: Shared sense of purpose within the family; title: Building blocks of the alliance; title: Repairing split alliances; title: Diversity within the alliance; title: Therapy with unwilling and mandated clients; title: Zero-sum problems; title: Therapist countertransference; title: Misalliances between professional helpers; title: Building and maintaining healthy alliances; title: Appendix A: SOFTA-o and SOATIF-o (for clients and therapists); title: Appendix B: SOFTA-s and SOATIF-s (for clients and therapists); title: Appendix C: constructions of family problems scale; title: References.