Investigating the impact of alliance-focused training on interpersonal process and therapists' capacity for experiential reflection

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 269-285

  Safran, Jeremy ^a   Muran, J Christopher ^b   Demaria, Anthony ^a   Boutwell, Catherine ^a   Eubanks Carter, Catherine ^c   Winston, Arnold ^d  

^a NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

alliance; process research; psychoanalytic psychodynamic therapy; psychotherapist training supervision development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84898547743     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2013.874054     Document Type: Article

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