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The therapist–client relationship, computerized self‐help and active therapy ingredients
Author(s) -
Peck David F.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.315
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1099-0879
pISSN - 1063-3995
DOI - 10.1002/cpp.669
Subject(s) - psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , cognitive behaviour therapy , cognition , psychiatry
Abstract There is strong evidence that a good relationship between therapist and client is associated with positive outcomes after all types of psychological therapy. There is also strong evidence that computer‐guided cognitive behaviour therapy (CCBT), in which there may be little or no face‐to‐face contact, is associated with outcomes that are as good as outcomes after conventional therapy. These two sets of findings can be reconciled by reference to the common factors debate, in that common factors may be as important in CCBT as in conventional therapy; and by reconstruing the therapist–client relationship as a channel through which common and specific factors are brought into play. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Key Practitioner Message: • Computer‐guided CBT may benefit from a more explicit inclusion of common factors. • A greater focus on methods of improving the transmission of active therapy ingredients through the therapist‐to‐client channel may be helpful in research and training.