How Plan Analysis can inform the construction of a therapeutic relationship

Autor: Ueli Kramer, Shimrit Fisher, Sigal Zilcha‐Mano
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of clinical psychology, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 422-435
Popis: The construction of a positive therapeutic relationship was shown to be related with outcome in psychotherapy, but there are only a few prescriptive concepts helping the therapist to contribute to such a process. The present case illustrates the use of Plan Analysis (PA) and the motive-oriented therapeutic relationship (MOTR) in the explanation of the construction of a positive therapeutic relationship. We analyze the case of Sharon, a 22-year-old student presenting with major depressive disorder. We present the case formulation according to PA and select Session 7 from the therapeutic process to illustrate three moments of the therapist focus on the underlying motives: (a) a first moment when the therapist presents with nonoptimal features of responding to the patient's profile, (b) a second moment when the therapist intervenes optimally, and (c) a third moment when the therapist intervenes excellently. We discuss this case from the perspective of personalizing psychotherapy.
Databáze: OpenAIRE