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 alliance ruptures. Applications in individual, group, couple, and family therapy are explored; case examples vividly illustrate the concepts and techniques. Links between the quality of the alliance and client outcomes are elucidated. A section on training fills a major gap in the field, reviewing proven strategies for helping therapists to develop key relationship-building skills. --- from the publisher Reviews: "Drawing together leading contributors to psychotherapy research, training, and practice, Muran and Barber provide an unparalleled opportunity to develop a critically balanced, research-informed understanding of key factors that contribute to productive therapeutic alliances in differing therapy approaches. I have no doubt that this book will become an 'instant classic' in the field of psychotherapy, one that will continue to shape alliance research and practice in the years to come." —Lynne E. Angus, PhD, CPsych, Adult Clinical Psychology Graduate Program, York University, Canada; President-Elect, Society for Psychotherapy Research Contents: An Introduction: Establishing the Context and Rationale, J. Christopher Muran and Jacques P. Barber I. Critical Studies of the Therapeutic Alliance 1. Alliance Theory and Measurement, Robert L. Hatcher 2. The Validity of the Alliance as a Predictor of Psychotherapy Outcome, Jacques P. Barber, Shabad-Ratan Khalsa, and Brian A. Sharpless 3. The Alliance over Time, William B. Stiles and Jacob Z. Goldsmith 4. Qualitative Studies of Negative Experiences in Psychotherapy, Clara E. Hill 5. Alliance Ruptures and Resolution, Catherine Eubanks-Carter, J. Christopher Muran, and Jeremy D. Safran II. Practice and the Therapeutic Alliance 6. A Psychodynamic Perspective on the Therapeutic Alliance: Theory, Research, and Practice, Stanley B. Messer and David L. Wolitzky 7. An Interpersonal Perspective on Therapy Alliances and Techniques, Lorna Smith Benjamin and Kenneth L. Critchfield 8. The Therapeutic Alliance in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Louis G. Castonguay, Michael J. Constantino, Andrew A. McAleavey, and Marvin R. Goldfried 9. A Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) Approach to the Therapeutic Alliance, Mavis Tsai, Robert J. Kohlenberg, and Jonathan W. Kanter 10. The Therapeutic Alliance in Humanistic Psychotherapy, Jeanne C. Watson and Freda Kalogerakos 11. Therapeutic Alliances in Couple Therapy: The Web of Relationships, Adam O. Horvath, Dianne Symonds, and Luis Tapia 12. Therapeutic Alliances and Alliance Building in Family Therapy, Valentín Escudero, Laurie Heatherington, and Myrna L. Friedlander 13. The Therapeutic Alliance in Group Therapy, William E. Piper and John S. Ogrodniczuk III. Training Programs on the Therapeutic Alliance 14. The Vanderbilt Studies: Developing Skills in Managing Negative Processes, Jeffrey L. Binder and William P. Henry 15. Training in Alliance-Fostering Techniques, Paul Crits-Christoph, Katherine Crits-Christoph, and Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons 16. The Beth Israel Psychotherapy Research Program: Developing Therapist Abilities to Negotiate Alliance Ruptures, J. Christopher Muran, Jeremy D. Safran, and Catherine Eubanks-Carter 17. Coda: Recommendations for Practice and Training, Brian A. Sharpless, J. Christopher Muran, and Jacques P. Barber Contributors: Jacques P. Barber, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Lorna Smith Benjamin, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Jeffrey L. Binder, PhD, American School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Atlanta, Georgia Louis G. Castonguay, PhD, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania Kenneth L. Critchfield, PhD, Neuropsychiatric Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah Katherine Crits-Christoph, PhD, Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Paul Crits-Christoph, PhD, Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mary Beth Connolly Gibbons, PhD, Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Michael J. Constantino, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts Valentín Escudero, PhD, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education, La Coruña, Spain Catherine Eubanks-Carter, PhD, Psychotherapy Research Program, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York Myrna L. Friedlander, PhD, Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology, University at Albany/State University of New York, Albany, New York Marvin R. Goldfried, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York Jacob Z. Goldsmith, MA, Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Robert L. Hatcher, PhD, Wellness Center, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, New York, New York Laurie Heatherington, PhD, Psychology Department, Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts William P. Henry, PhD, private practice, Tampa, Florida Clara E. Hill, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland Adam O. Horvath, EdD, Faculty of Education and Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Freda Kalogerakos, PhD, Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Jonathan W. Kanter, PhD, Psychology Department, University of Wisconsin—Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Shabad-Ratan Khalsa, BA, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Robert J. Kohlenberg, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Andrew A. McAleavey, BA, Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania Stanley B. Messer, PhD, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey J. Christopher Muran, PhD, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York, and Psychotherapy Research Program, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, New York John S. Ogrodniczuk, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada William E. Piper, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Jeremy D. Safran, PhD, Psychology Department, New School for Social Research, New York, New York Brian A. Sharpless, PhD, Center for Psychotherapy Research, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania William B. Stiles, PhD, Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio Dianne Symonds, PhD, Community and Health Studies, Kwantien Polytechnic University, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada Mavis Tsai, PhD, private practice and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Specialty Clinic, Psychological Services and Training Center, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington Luis Tapia, MD, Couples Therapy Unit, School of Psychology, University of Development, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile Jeanne C. Watson, PhD, Department of Adult Education and Counselling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada David L. Wolitzky, PhD, Department of Psychology, New York University, New York, New York Edited by J. Christopher Muran, PhD, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, and Psychotherapy Research Program, Beth Israel Medical Center, and Jacques P. Barber, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Philadelphia VA Medical Center
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