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The California Psychotherapy Alliance Scales: A pilot study of dimensions and elements
Author(s) -
Barkham Michael,
Agnew Roxane M.,
Culverwell Alison
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1993.tb01738.x
Subject(s) - alliance , psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , archaeology , geography
The reliability and clinical utility of the rater form of the California Psychotherapy Alliance Scales (CALPAS‐R) was investigated on a sample of 12 one‐hour audiotapes representing differing therapeutic dyads and sampled from sessions two to six of a relationship‐oriented (exploratory) therapy within pilot cases of a large outcome study. Both global dimensions and element‐based ratings were used to test the feasibility of employing the elements as a way of obtaining a finer‐grained analysis of the therapeutic alliance. Results are reported in terms of the inter‐rater reliability of the dimensions and elements, and show element ratings to yield dimensional measures similar or superior to global ratings in reliability. In addition, CALPAS‐R ratings were analysed in conjunction with client ratings of session depth and smoothness as well as helpfulness.