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- Title
Building Alliances with (In)Voluntary Clients: A Study Focused on Therapists' Observable Behaviors.
- Authors
Sotero, Luciana; Cunha, Diana; Silva, José Tomás; Escudero, Valentín; Relvas, Ana Paula
- 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.
- Subjects
BEHAVIORAL assessment; FAMILY psychotherapy; HELP-seeking behavior; VIDEO recording; CLIENT relations
- Publication
Family Process, 2017, Vol 56, Issue 4, p819
- ISSN
0014-7370
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/famp.12265