Therapeutic Relationship

The dodo bird verdict and the elepahnt in the room. A service user led-investigation of crisis resolution and home treatment

by Hugh Middleton

‘They won’t do any harm and might do some good’: time to think again on the use of antidepressants?

by Hugh Middleton

Acuerdos, desacuerdos y lejanias en la relacion medico paciente.

by Maria Mercedes Saizar

Article in "Cuidados, Terapias y Creencias en la Atención de la Salud" Claudia Krmpotic (ed). Espacio, 2008, Argentina.

REFLEXIONES EN TORNO A LA COMPLEMENTARIEDAD TERAPÉUTICA ENTRE USUA-RIOS DEL YOGA EN EL ÁREA METROPOLITANA DE BUENOS …

by Maria Mercedes Saizar

LA EFICACIA TERAPÉUTICA DEL YOGA NOCIONES DE USUARIOS Y ESPECIALISTAS EN EL AREA METROPOLITANA (Buenos Aires-Argentina)

by Maria Mercedes Saizar

The Patient-Provider Relationship in Chronic Pain

by Miles Thompson

Online First in Current Pain and Headache Reports

The relationship between patient and provider has long been the subject of study within the psychotherapy literature,... more The relationship between patient and provider has long been the subject of study within the psychotherapy literature, with the available data suggesting a modest, but reliable, association between the strength of this relationship and treatment outcome. Conversely, there has been little work focused on the patient–provider relationship in chronic pain settings despite the complexities and difficulties that are often involved in this area. This review provides a brief, broad overview of the literature on the patient–provider relationship and identifies key aspects that are specifically relevant to chronic pain settings. In addition to reviewing the literature in this area, a series of recommendations for future clinical and academic work are offered.

Film Analizi Yöntemi ile Virginia Satir Aile Terapisi Yaklaşımına Bir Bakış

by Mithat Durak

Satir, family therapy, family homeostasis, communication within family and fi lm analysis

Virginia Satir, the women pioneer of family therapy, introduced an effective therapy to the treatment of various... more Virginia Satir, the women pioneer of family therapy, introduced an effective therapy to the treatment of various problems. In spite of the fact that applications of Satir Family Therapy in different cultures are exemplifi ed in the literature, there is limited number of research related with the applications of this approach in Turkey. In this context, this article mainly aims to review conceptual frame of Satir Family Therapy and to exemplify this approach with the method of fi lm analysis. In this direction, theoretical concepts, role of the therapist, evaluation of families, purpose of therapy and intervention techniques of Satir Family Therapy are described and exemplifi ed with a fi lm analysis of “One True Thing”. As a result, this article will be a resource for professionals either working or continuing their education through strengthening the theoretical frame of the Satir Family Therapy, and an example of the applications of this approach.

Fontanil, Ezama, Alonso. Interaktionsanalyse

by Esteban Ezama Coto

Journeying in the way of Love

by Alan MacKenzie

Completed for credit toward my Master in Counselling, CHC, Mansfield, Brisbane

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Nonverbal synchrony in psychotherapy: Coordinated body-movement reflects relationship quality and outcome

by Fabian Ramseyer

Ramseyer, F., & Tschacher, W. (2011). Nonverbal synchrony in psychotherapy: Coordinated body-movement reflects relationship quality and outcome. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 79(3), 284-295. doi:10.1037/a0023419

Objective: The authors quantified nonverbal synchrony—the coordination of patient’s and therapist’s movement—in a... more Objective: The authors quantified nonverbal synchrony—the coordination of patient’s and therapist’s movement—in a random sample of same-sex psychotherapy dyads. The authors contrasted nonverbal synchrony in these dyads with a control condition and assessed its association with session-level and overall psychotherapy outcome. Method: Using an automated objective video analysis algorithm (Motion Energy Analysis; MEA), the authors calculated nonverbal synchrony in (n=104) videotaped psycho-therapy sessions from 70 Caucasian patients (37 women, 33 men, mean age
= 36.5 years, SD
= 10.2) treated at an outpatient psychotherapy clinic. The sample was randomly drawn from an archive (N
= 301) of routinely videotaped psychotherapies. Patients and their therapists assessed session impact with self-report postsession questionnaires. A battery of pre- and postsymptomatology questionnaires measured therapy effectiveness. Results: The authors found that nonverbal synchrony is higher in genuine interactions contrasted with pseudointeractions (a control condition generated by a specifically designed shuffling procedure). Furthermore, nonverbal synchrony is associated with session-level process as well as therapy outcome: It is increased in sessions rated by patients as manifesting high relationship quality and in patients experiencing high self-efficacy. Higher nonverbal synchrony characterized psychotherapies with higher symptom reduction. Conclusions: The results suggest that nonverbal synchrony embodies the patients’ self-reported quality of the relationship and further variables of therapy process. This hitherto overlooked facet of therapeutic relationships might prove useful as an indicator of therapy progress and outcome.

Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction Among Heterosexual Men and Women: The Importance of Desired Frequency of Sex

by Anthony Lyons

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/sex-and-the-long-term-relationship/

Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy

Little is known of the extent to which heterosexual couples are satisfied with their current frequency of sex and the... more Little is known of the extent to which heterosexual couples are satisfied with their current frequency of sex and the degree to which this predicts overall sexual and relationship satisfaction. A population-based survey of 4,290 men and 4,366 women was conducted among Australians aged 16 to 64 years from a range of sociodemographic backgrounds, of whom 3,240 men and 3,304 women were in regular heterosexual relationships. Only 46% of men and 58% of women were satisfied with their current frequency of sex. Dissatisfied men were overwhelmingly likely to desire sex more frequently; among dissatisfied women, only two thirds wanted sex more frequently. Age was a significant factor but only for men, with those aged 35-44 years tending to be least satisfied. Men and women who were dissatisfied with their frequency of sex were also more likely to express overall lower sexual and relationship satisfaction. The authors' findings not only highlight desired frequency of sex as a major factor in satisfaction, but also reveal important gender and other sociodemographic differences that need to be taken into account by researchers and therapists seeking to understand and improve sexual and relationship satisfaction among heterosexual couples. Other issues such as length of time spent having sex and practices engaged in may also be relevant, particularly for women.

Respect for clients in therapeutic relationships: A phenomenological study

by Oren Blass

Haydon-Laurelut, M. (2011). Disablement, systemic therapy and people with learning disabilities. Context. April 2011.

by Mark Haydon - Laurelut

I work a part of my week in a number of community learning disability teams. I undertake family therapy and systemic... more I work a part of my week in a number of community learning disability teams. I undertake family therapy and systemic practice of
various kinds including with the staff and management of support services. Th e remainder of my week, I work as a lecturer at the
University of Portsmouth. Th is paper explores some ideas about disablement and some of my experiences of working systemically
in services for adults with learning disabilities.

Rótulus: el diagnóstico previo y lo previo al diagnóstico

by Jesús Antonio García Casal

Versión revisada de: García, A., Roquetta, I., Sappa, A., Tabasso, F. (2003). Las mil y una caras de rótulus. Publicado en: Libro de las VI Jornadas de Psicología Universitaria. “La Psicología en la realidad actual”. (pp. 373-377). Montevideo: Psicolibros

Partiendo de la diversidad de consultas portando un diagnóstico previo recepcionadas por las psicólogas del equipo en... more Partiendo de la diversidad de consultas portando un diagnóstico previo recepcionadas por las psicólogas del equipo en el que somos pasantes, problematizamos la noción de diagnóstico y discriminamos la misma de la noción de rótulo, en el entendido que cuando el primero se transforma en el último, pierde su dimensión de recurso hermenéutico para transformarse en un estigma que puede estar al servicio de un síntoma que encubre.

Consideraremos variables como la procedencia del diagnóstico previo, la valoración del diagnóstico desde el consultante y su familia, el sujeto del diagnóstico como depositario de la conflictiva familiar, si informar o no al sujeto del diagnóstico sobre el mismo, y la consideración de lo previo al diagnóstico, apoyándonos en material clínico.

Nuestra hipótesis inicial es que este campo de problemas giraría en torno a establecer un delicado equilibrio entre recepcionar al consultante sin desconocer el trabajo previo que nos llega a través de los informes y el relato de aquel que lo trae y habilitar una escucha nueva y entrenada que permita la apertura a nuevos sentidos así como el corrimiento de diagnósticos que no son pertinentes, habiéndose transformado en rótulos.

Escenarios de la formación clínica: justificación de una tópica ficcional

by Jesús Antonio García Casal

Publicado en: Kachinovski, A. Memorias de la Clínica. Universidad de la República. Editorial Argos, Montevideo, 2005

¿Es posible aprender psicología clínica a través de la discusión de casos clínicos "de papel"?
more ¿Es posible aprender psicología clínica a través de la discusión de casos clínicos "de papel"?

A partir de esta pregunta surgen las reflexiones de este trabajo.

Acompañante terapéutico: un rol en construcción

by Jesús Antonio García Casal

Trabajo presentado en las II Jornada Nacional de Acompañamiento Terapéutico: “Formación y Práctica: Problemas Actuales en el Tratamiento de las Patologías Graves de la Vida de Relación”. Universidad de Buenos Aires, 2000. Publicado en “Libro de las V Jornadas de Psicología Universitaria”. Facultad de Psicología. Universidad de la República. Montevideo, 2000.

El presente trabajo da cuenta de la construcción en la práctica del rol de Acompañante Terapéutico a partir de nuestra... more El presente trabajo da cuenta de la construcción en la práctica del rol de Acompañante Terapéutico a partir de nuestra experiencia de trabajo en un hospital psiquiátrico. Desde allí intentamos formular lineamientos en torno al proyecto de definición del rol en este ámbito específico. También es la crónica de una intervención desde nuestro lugar de estudiantes de psicología, de cómo fuimos superando los obstáculos con que nos encontrábamos y de aquello que seguimos pensando.
A punto de partida de la práctica concreta vamos formulando hipótesis, que nos llevan a plantear la importancia de integrar el Acompañante Terapéutico al equipo de salud de sala en el hospital. Intentamos dar cuenta de la especificidad de este rol, delineando las funciones que lo caracterizan y lo hacen necesario.
En suma, se trata de la reivindicación de un espacio de intervención y de transmitir la riqueza de una inserción creativa que posibilite el corrimiento del lugar de parálisis en que este tipo de instituciones suelen colocarnos.

You Catch More Flies With Honey

by Mona Shattell

It's the People That Make the Environment Good or Bad

by Mona Shattell

Relationship Skills Building With Older Adults

by Mona Shattell

" It's the People That Make the Environment Good or Bad": The Patient's Experience of the Acute Care Hospital Environment

by Mona Shattell