Treatment Principles
Foster the Therapeutic Alliance
Establish a Collaborative Relationship
Establish a Collaborative Relationship
Irregardless of the treatment approach or techniques that the clinician uses, developing and fostering the therapeutic alliance is essential. A positive therapeutic alliance is associated with better treatment outcome..
Establish a Collaborative Relationship
Establish a Collaborative Relationship
Establish a Collaborative Relationship
Establishing a collaborative relationship ensures that the therapist and patient will be working toward together to mutually formulated goals with clear benchmarks for achieving them.
Recommended StratPsych module: ALLIANCE MAINTENANCE
Repair Therapeutic Ruptures
Establish a Collaborative Relationship
Repair Therapeutic Ruptures
Ruptures in the therapeutic relationship are often a part of the therapeutic process. However, it is important that therapists identify and appropriately address these so as not to weaken the alliance.