Developing Methods to Study Child Psychotherapy Using New Scales of Therapeutic Alliance and Progressiveness

S.A. Foreman; J. Gibbins; J. Grienenberger; J.W. Berry

doi:10.1093/ptr/10.4.450

Developing Methods to Study Child Psychotherapy Using New Scales of Therapeutic Alliance and Progressiveness

Psychotherapy Research ◽

10.1093/ptr/10.4.450 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 450-461 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

S.A. Foreman ◽

J. Gibbins ◽

J. Grienenberger ◽

J.W. Berry

Keyword(s):

Therapeutic Alliance ◽

Child Psychotherapy ◽

Study Child

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THE THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE IN CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY

Journal of the American Academy of Child Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0002-7138(09)61536-3 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 31-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Charles R. Keith

Keyword(s):

Therapeutic Alliance ◽

Child Psychotherapy

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Simulation modeling analysis of sequential relations among therapeutic alliance, symptoms, and adherence to child-centered play therapy between a child with autism spectrum disorder and two therapists

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1359104517691082 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 455-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Geoff Goodman ◽

Hyewon Chung ◽

Leah Fischel ◽

Laura Athey-Lloyd

Keyword(s):

Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽

Therapeutic Alliance ◽

Play Therapy ◽

Simulation Modeling ◽

Child Psychotherapy ◽

Autism Spectrum ◽

Autism Symptoms ◽

Modeling Analysis ◽

Child Centered ◽

Child Centered Play Therapy

This study examined the sequential relations among three pertinent variables in child psychotherapy: therapeutic alliance (TA) (including ruptures and repairs), autism symptoms, and adherence to child-centered play therapy (CCPT) process. A 2-year CCPT of a 6-year-old Caucasian boy diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder was conducted weekly with two doctoral-student therapists, working consecutively for 1 year each, in a university-based community mental-health clinic. Sessions were video-recorded and coded using the Child Psychotherapy Process Q-Set (CPQ), a measure of the TA, and an autism symptom measure. Sequential relations among these variables were examined using simulation modeling analysis (SMA). In Therapist 1’s treatment, unexpectedly, autism symptoms decreased three sessions after a rupture occurred in the therapeutic dyad. In Therapist 2’s treatment, adherence to CCPT process increased 2 weeks after a repair occurred in the therapeutic dyad. The TA decreased 1 week after autism symptoms increased. Finally, adherence to CCPT process decreased 1 week after autism symptoms increased. The authors concluded that (1) sequential relations differ by therapist even though the child remains constant, (2) therapeutic ruptures can have an unexpected effect on autism symptoms, and (3) changes in autism symptoms can precede as well as follow changes in process variables.

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