Building Alliances with (In)Voluntary Clients: A Study Focused on Therapists' Observable Behaviors.

Abstract:

:This study aimed to compare therapists' observable behaviors to promote alliances with involuntary and voluntary clients during brief family therapy. The therapists' contributions to fostering alliances were rated in sessions 1 and 4 using videotapes of 29 families who were observed in brief therapy. Using the System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances, trained raters searched for specific therapist behaviors that contributed to or detracted from the four alliance dimensions: engagement in the therapeutic process, an emotional connection with the therapist, safety within the therapeutic system, and a shared sense of purpose within the family. The results showed that when working with involuntary clients, therapists presented more behaviors to foster the clients' engagement and to promote a shared sense of purpose within the family. However, in the fourth session, the therapists in both groups contributed to the alliance in similar ways. The results are discussed in terms of (a) the therapists' alliance-building behaviors, (b) the specificities of each client group, and (c) the implications for clinical practice, training, and research.

journal_name

Fam Process

journal_title

Family process

authors

Sotero L,Cunha D,da Silva JT,Escudero V,Relvas AP

doi

10.1111/famp.12265

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-12-01 00:00:00

pages

819-834

issue

4

eissn

0014-7370

issn

1545-5300

journal_volume

56

pub_type

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