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Counselor / Addiction

Master Therapists\' Construction of the Therapy Relationship

2.00 - CE credit hours training

$11.00 - Cost of course

This page contains important information about the course, including training details, a comprehensive course description, learning objectives, and source references. We encourage you to review each section to gain a clear understanding of the course content, educational goals, and supporting materials before beginning your training and taking the POST TEST below.

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational
There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Master Therapists\' Construction of the Therapy Relationship

Follow the link below, read the material and then take the 12 question post test

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Master Therapists\' Construction of the Therapy Relationship

12 Questions

1. From "Introduction": The author cites evidence that the two most important factors in therapy outcomes are:
2. From "Methodology": The sample of therapists was drawn by evaluating therapists on the outcomes they achieved with clients.
3. From "Results- Safe Relationship Domain": Which category of the Safe Relationship Domain included themes of being sensitive to clients at the beginning of therapy, using therapy techniques to suit client needs, and being non-defensive in hearing client complaints?
4. From "Results- Safe Relationship Domain": Which of the following was a theme of "collaborating"?
5. From "Results- Safe Relationship Domain": Which aspect of the Safe Relationship Domain involves seeking a strong, deep therapy relationship with clients?
6. From "Results- Challenging Relationship Domain": Which category of the Challenging Relationship Domain includes the theme of the importance of self-care and congruency in their professional and personal lives?
7. From "Results- Challenging Relationship Domain": Which aspect of the Challenging Relationship Domain involves pacing the therapy, expecting clients to progress, and maintaining the conditions for change?
8. From "Results- Challenging Relationship Domain": Which aspect of the Challenging Relationship Domain involves master therapists having a perspective based on extensive experience?
9. The ____________Relationship Domain describes more active relationship stances.
10. From "Discussion - Correlates to Model of Master Therapists\' Stances": Which therapy model aligns most closely to the Safe and Challenging Relationship Domains described in this article?
11. From "Implications and Recommendations": The author suggests that a curriculum focusing on the efficacy of the therapy relationship in predicting good therapy outcomes could be offered to mental health counseling students. He suggests an important component of such learning would be enhancing the student\'s self-awareness regarding his/her own relationship capacity.
12. From "Implications and Recommendations": For therapist relationship stances to have more impact in the field, the author proposes that they should be better ______________ and studied for their association with variables such as client relationship expectations.
Mastered therapists were interviewed regarding various aspects of the therapy relationship. Based on the interviews, a number of domains and categories are conceptualized as relationship stances utilized by the master therapists to meet individual client needs. Based on these domains and categories the author proposes a Model of Relationship Stances that can be utilized in clinical practice, training, and research.
  • describe the importance of the therapy relationship in outcomes.
  • outline a variety of relationship stance domains and categories found amongst mater therapists.
  • describe the proposed Model of Relationship Stances.
Michael F. Sullivan, Ph.D.
Counseling and Student Personnel, Psychology Program, University of Minnesota

Thomas M. Skovholt,, Ph.D.
Len Jennings, Ph.D.
Graduate School of Professional Psychology, University of St. Thomas