Therapeutic alliances in couple and family therapy : an empirically informed guide to practice / Myrna L. Friedlander, Valentín Escudero, Laurie Heatherington.
Publication Info.
Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2006]
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-323) and index.
Contents
Therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy -- Introducing the System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances -- Observing the alliance -- Engagement in the therapeutic process -- Emotional connection to the therapist -- Safety within the therapeutic system -- Shared sense of purpose within the family -- Building blocks of the alliance -- Repairing split alliances -- Diversity within the alliance -- Therapy with unwilling and mandated clients -- Zero-sum problems -- Therapist countertransference -- Misalliances between professional helpers -- Building and maintaining healthy alliances -- Appendix A: SOFTA-o (client and therapist) and SOATIF-o (client and therapist) -- Appendix B: SOFTA-s (client and therapist) and SOATIF-s (client and therapist) -- Appendix C: constructions of problems scale and summary profile -- References.