Clinical, empirical, and developmental perspectives on the therapeutic relationship in child psychotherapy
- 31 October 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Development and Psychopathology
- Vol. 4 (4) , 713-728
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0954579400004946
Abstract
Despite substantial interest in the therapeutic relationship by child clinicians, relationship processes in child therapy have been neglected by clinical researchers. In this paper, clinical and empirical perspectives on the therapeutic relationship in child treatment were reviewed. Initial findings indicated that the quality of the child's affective relationship with the therapist is associated with collaboration on therapy tasks. Given the recurrent finding of links between treatment collaboration and treatment outcome, research on factors that influence children's ability to form therapeutic relationships is recommended. To this end, a developmental social cognitive model of therapeutic alliance formation is proposed.Keywords
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