Master Therapists' Construction of the Therapy Relationship

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

TRAINING

Course Description

Mastered therapists were interviewed regarding various aspects of the therapy relationship. Based on the interviews, a number of domains and categories are conceptualized as relationship stances utilized by the master therapists to meet individual client needs. Based on these domains and categories the author proposes a Model of Relationship Stances that can be utilized in clinical practice, training, and research.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will be able to:

• describe the importance of the therapy relationship in outcomes.
• outline a variety of relationship stance domains and categories found amongst mater therapists.
• describe the proposed Model of Relationship Stances.

Author(s)/Reference(s)

Michael F. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Counseling and Student Personnel, Psychology Program, University of Minnesota

Thomas M. Skovholt,, Ph.D.
Len Jennings, Ph.D.
Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of St. Thomas