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On Establishing the Psychotherapeutic Alliance in an Unsophisticated Environment
Author(s) -
Hahn Herbert
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1988.tb01027.x
Subject(s) - dyad , psychology , alliance , sine qua non , task (project management) , psychotherapist , simple (philosophy) , epistemology , social psychology , management , law , philosophy , political science , economics
SUMMARY: When a therapist moves from a ‘sophisticated’to an ‘unsophisticated’base, much more preliminary work in the dyad may be essential before ongoing psychotherapy can be established. In the case of Mr Taylor months of sporadic meetings were a sine qua non. To emphasise that there are no simple generalisations to be drawn, different examples are given However the main thesis explored is that as therapists we may too readily assume that because someone is approaching us professionally, we should quickly proceed to implement‘therapy’. To achieve cooperation for the task is however more subtle, difficult and interesting.