Psychotherapy Relationships that Work: Volume 1: Evidence-Based Therapist Contributions / Edition 3

by John C. Norcross, Michael J. Lambert

Overview

First published in 2002, the landmark Psychotherapy Relationships That Work broke new ground by focusing renewed and corrective attention on the substantial research behind the crucial (but often overlooked) client-therapist relationship. This highly cited, widely adopted classic is now presented in two volumes: Evidence-based Therapist Contributions, edited by John C. Norcross and Michael J. Lambert; and Evidence-based Therapist Responsiveness, edited by John C. Norcross and Bruce E. Wampold.

Each chapter in the two volumes features a specific therapist behavior that improves treatment outcome, or a transdiagnostic patient characteristic by which clinicians can effectively tailor psychotherapy. In addition to updates to existing chapters, the third edition features new chapters on the real relationship, emotional expression, immediacy, therapist self-disclosure, promoting treatment credibility, and adapting therapy to the patient's gender identity and sexual orientation.

All chapters provide original meta-analyses, clinical examples, landmark studies, diversity considerations, training implications, and most importantly, research-infused therapeutic practices by distinguished contributors. Featuring expanded coverage and an enhanced practice focus, the third edition of the seminal Psychotherapy Relationships That Work offers a compelling synthesis of the best available research, clinical expertise, and patient characteristics in the tradition of evidence-based practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780190843953
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/08/2019
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	688
Sales rank:	1,087,001
Product dimensions:	9.40(w) x 6.20(h) x 1.60(d)

About the Author

John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and a clinical psychologist in part-time practice. He is past-president of the APA Society of Clinical Psychology, the APA Division of Psychotherapy, and the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration. Among his 25 coauthored books are the Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration, Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Behavioral Health, Insider's Guide to Graduate Programs in Psychology, Psychologists' Desk Reference, and Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, now in its 9th edition.

Michael J. Lambert, PhD, was Susa Young Gates University Professor and Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University. He is currently retired from his academic position and is a part-time clinician in private practice. He authored Prevention of Treatment Failure and edited the fifth and sixth editions of Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. He is past President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research.

Table of Contents

Preface
Contents
Contributors
Editors

1. Evidence-Based Psychotherapy Relationships: The Third Task Force
John C. Norcross & Michael J. Lambert

2. Alliance in Adult Psychotherapy
Christoph Flückiger, A. C. Del Re, Bruce E. Wampold, & Adam O. Horvath

3. Alliance in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
Marc S. Karver, Alessandro S. De Nadai, Maureen Monahan, & Stephen R. Shirk

4. Alliances in Couple and Family Therapy
Myrna L. Friedlander, Valentín Escudero, Marianne J. Welmers-van de Poll, & Laurie Heatherington

5. Goal Consensus and Collaboration
Georgiana Shick Tryon, Sarah E. Birch, & Jay Verkuilen

6. Cohesion in Group Therapy
Gary M. Burlingame, Debra Theobald McClendon, & Chongming Yang

7. Empathy
Robert Elliott, Arthur C. Bohart, Jeanne C. Watson, & David Murphy

8. Positive Regard and Affirmation
Barry A. Farber, Jessica Y. Suzuki, & David A. Lynch

9. Congruence/Genuineness
Gregory G. Kolden, Chia-Chiang Wang, Sara B. Austin, Yunling Chang, & Marjorie H. Klein

10. The Real Relationship
Charles J. Gelso, Dennis M. Kivlighan, Jr., & Rayna D. Markin

11. Self-Disclosure and Immediacy
Clara E. Hill, Sarah Knox, & Kristen G. Pinto-Coelho

12. Emotional Expression
Paul R. Peluso & Robert R. Freund

13. Cultivating Positive Outcome Expectation
Michael J. Constantino, Andreea Vîslâ, Alice E. Coyne, & James F. Boswell

14. Promoting Treatment Credibility
Michael J. Constantino, Alice E. Coyne, James F. Boswell, Brittany R. Iles, & Andreea Vîslâ

15. Managing Countertransference
Jeffrey A. Hayes, Charles J. Gelso, D. Martin Kivlighan, & Simon B. Goldberg

16. Repairing Alliance Ruptures
Catherine F. Eubanks, J. Christopher Muran, & Jeremy D. Safran

17. Collecting and Delivering Client Feedback
Michael J. Lambert, Jason L. Whipple, & Maria Kleinstäuber

18. What Works in the Psychotherapy Relationship: Results, Conclusions, and Practices
John C. Norcross & Michael J. Lambert

Editorial Reviews

"This is a timely and truly outstanding book which all concerned with quality health care should carefully review. The key to successful therapy IS, and has always been, the establishment of a genuine therapeutic relationship, not the blind application of cookbook techniques. Backed up by rigorous scientific studies, the authors cogently explore various elements of therapy in depth, while providing understandable examples. An extraordinarily timely text." — Patrick DeLeon, PhD, JD, Past-President, American Psychological Association

"A veritable gold mine of research related to relationships, this is a volume that should be an invaluable reference for every student and practitioner of psychotherapy." — Psychotherapy

"This excellent resource is a treasure! Psychotherapy Relationships That Work is the gold standard in providing current evidence on how the psychotherapist client/patient relationship promotes change. Educators, researchers and practitioners will be informed, inspired and moved by an immersion into the evidence-based understanding of the change process." — Melba Vasquez, PhD, ABPP, Independent Practice and former APA President

"This edition of Psychotherapy Relationships That Work will have significant impact for several years. Training programs will find it an excellent tool to illuminate the link between science and practice, to say nothing of the superb guidelines for implementing relationship-focused strategies. Practitioners will also benefit from reviewing these processes and may come to a deeper understanding of their own work. This collection of research is an important step in the development of a much needed, richer synthesis." — PsycCritiques

"Well written, well-explained, and a good blend of application make the book an essential addition for the practitioners, teachers, and therapy researchers." — The Family Psychologist

"This book, written by international experts, welcomes necessary new content and chapter updates to the third edition. It skillfully discusses therapeutic relationships at length and presents helpful case examples that reflect on both clinician and patient characteristics. 5 Stars!" — Doody's

From the Publisher

Reviewer: Gary Kaniuk, PsyD (Cermak Health Services)
Description: This third edition, last published in 2011, explores issues surrounding the client-therapist relationship. It examines specific therapist behaviors that improve outcomes and patient characteristics that clinicians can address. It is the first volume of a two-volume set.
Purpose: It is important for therapists to understand what patients want from their therapeutic experience. Evidence-based approaches help therapists learn how to foster therapeutic alliances and become more effective in their work. The purpose of this book is to present "a specific therapist behavior that improves treatment outcome, or a transdiagnostic patient characteristic by which clinicians can effectively tailor psychotherapy."
Audience: According to the preface, the intended readers are psychotherapy practitioners and trainees, mental health disciplines including committees, task forces, and organizations addressing treatment guidelines, and insurance carriers and accreditation organizations. The book meets the needs of this audience, as its authors are credible authorities on the subject matter. John C. Norcross, professor at the University of Scranton and SUNY Upstate Medical University, has received many professional awards, authored over 400 publications, and served as president of divisions of the American Psychological Association. Michael J. Lambert, an award-winning former professor at Brigham Young University, is an author of various books, book chapters, and hundreds of scholarly articles. Contributors represent well-known institutions of higher education in the United States, Spain, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway, and Canada.
Features: The book begins with an introduction to psychotherapy relationships, emphasizing that therapeutic alliances and goal setting between therapists and clients are foundational for treatment success. Carl Rogers discussed the importance of empathy on relationships, which can be viewed as both a therapist and client variable. The desired relationship is one in which therapist and client perceive and experience the other realistically as opposed to Freud's transference. Countertransference, too, must be managed for effective treatment. The book goes on to explore alliance ruptures, from significant relationship problems to minor misattunements. It ends with conclusions regarding evidence-based relationships, such as the impact of therapeutic relationships on client outcomes regardless of the treatment method. The book is easy to read and includes many helpful tables and figures.
Assessment: This book, written by international experts, welcomes necessary new content and chapter updates to the third edition. It skillfully discusses therapeutic relationships at length and presents helpful case examples that reflect on both clinician and patient characteristics.

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