The Therapeutic Alliance by W. Meissner (English) Hardcover Book

Description: The Therapeutic Alliance by W. Meissner One point on which the various helping professions agree is that the crucial factor in the success of therapy is the therapeutic alliance - the collaborative relationship a therapist forms with a patient. This work examines the prevailing ideas about the therapeutic alliance. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description One point on which the various helping professions agree is that the crucial factor in the success of therapy is the therapeutic alliance-the collaborative relationship a particular therapist is able to form with a particular patient. W. W. Meissner, a highly regarded teacher and practitioner of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, examines all the prevailing ideas about the therapeutic alliance in this useful book,which is intended for both clinicians and theoreticians.Dr. Meissner explains that in addition to the more familiar aspects of transference and countertransference, the therapeutic alliance encompasses aspects of the therapeutic relation that make it possible for therapist and patient to work together to accomplish therapeutic goals. Dr. Meissner draws a clear distinction not only between alliance and transference but also between alliance and the real relationship. Aspects of the alliance include arrangements and negotiations governing the therapeutic frame and necessary boundaries, neutrality and abstinence, and also personal qualities and capacities that therapist and patient bring to the analytic situation: empathetic attunement, trust, autonomy, authority, responsibility, freedom, and initiative, among others. To the extent that these qualities become operative in the therapeutic relation, they provide the effective basis for a strong therapeutic alliance, which plays an essential structuring role at every step of the analytic process. Author Biography Meissner is the training and supervising analyst at Boston Psychoanalytic Institute, and university professor of psychoanalysis at Boston College. Details ISBN0300066848 Short Title THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE Publisher Yale University Press Language English ISBN-10 0300066848 ISBN-13 9780300066845 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1996 Imprint Yale University Press Country of Publication United States Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 400 Place of Publication New Haven AU Release Date 1996-10-30 NZ Release Date 1996-10-30 US Release Date 1996-10-30 UK Release Date 1996-10-30 Author W. Meissner Publication Date 1996-10-30 DEWEY 616.8914 Audience Undergraduate We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:6998220;

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