Article 2020

Building the Pyramid That Leads to Client’s Progress: Supervision, Therapists’ Work, and Client Alliance

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Kadieva, Violeta Dimitrova
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Williams, Denise Nicholas
American Journal of Family Therapy
Journal · pp. 1-22
Abstract

The current study examined ifMFT live supervision, utilizing praise for effort, makes a difference in the therapist’s and client’s therapeutic alliance. Three single client cases were examined using an A-B-A phase implementation to supervision. Researchers indicated the effects of praise for effort on clients’ and therapists’ perceptions of creating a stronger therapeutic alliance. Results showed an increase in the therapeutic alliance over time as a result of the praise for effort intervention. The effect size of 102% for the client and 91% for the therapist indicated that the supervision was effective for both the client and therapist. © 2020, © 2020 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

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supervision praise for effort therapeutic alliance therapists’ work

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human Article perception clinical article effect size case report praise therapeutic alliance
Author Affiliations
Graduate Counseling Program, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX, United States
Department of Graduate Counseling, College of Arts and Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, United States
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