Psychotherapy Relationships That Work Therapist Contributions And Responsiveness To Patients

Download or read book Psychotherapy Relationships that Work : Therapist Contributions and Responsiveness to Patients written by John C. Norcross University of Scranton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002-08-22 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the result of the American Psychological Association's Division of Psychotherapy (Div. 29) Task Force aimed at applying psychological science to the identification and promulgation of effective psychotherapy. Many efforts to improve therapy have focused on codifying evidence-based treatments, but in doing so have left the psychotherapeutic relationship behind. Clinical experience and research findings underscore that the therapeutic relationship accounts for as much of the outcome as particular treatments. This volume's 25 chapters identify the elements of effective therapy relationships and methods of customizing psychotherapy to each patient.