Format
Scientific article
Publication Date
Published by / Citation
Psychotherapy: 2018, 55(4), p. 424-433.
Keywords
psychotherapy
psychosocial
treatment
guidelines
meta-analysis
therapist factors
therapeutic relationship
common factors
psychopathology
congruence
genuineness
motivational interviewing
alcohol
illegal drugs

Effectiveness Bank Analysis: Fundamental Rule for Therapists: Know and Be Who You Are

Message from an amalgamation of research findings for the American Psychological Association is that conveying genuineness and authenticity - at least during therapy, being and giving of yourself as an integrated character - is one way therapists underpin an effective therapeutic relationship. But what if a therapy’s mandates demand a less than genuine response?