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Troubles in the therapeutic relationship: A pluralistic perspective
Author(s) -
Omer Haim
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(200002)56:2<201::aid-jclp6>3.0.co;2-n
Subject(s) - alliance , psychology , perspective (graphical) , psychotherapist , set (abstract data type) , intervention (counseling) , therapeutic relationship , narrative , cognitive psychology , social psychology , psychiatry , computer science , political science , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , law , programming language
From a pluralist perspective, there is no universally correct therapeutic attitude and no set way to deal with troubled therapeutic relationships. A three‐factor model of therapeutic impasse is presented in terms of hopeless narratives, failing strategies, and ineffective interactions. This triple mapping allows for the development of a working hypothesis and a critical intervention in order to set therapy back on track. Although a one‐shot event, the critical intervention is not a single‐session magical cure, but an attempt to restore a productive therapeutic routine based on a better working alliance. This article illustrates this approach in three separate cases. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Psychol/In Session 56: 201–210, 2000.