System for observing family therapy alliances: A tool for research and practice

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 214-224

  Friedlander, Myrna L ^a   Escudero, Valentín ^b   Horvath, Adam O ^c   Heatherington, Laurie ^d   Cabero, Andrés ^e   Martens, Matthew P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d WILLIAMS COLLEGE   (United States)

^e Servicio de Salud del Principado de Asturias Oviedo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Couple therapy; Family therapy; Observational rating; Therapeutic alliance; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARITAL THERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOLOGIST; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL WORK; SPAIN; UNITED STATES; VALIDITY;

EID: 33746919925     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-0167.53.2.214     Document Type: Article

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