Maximising the Benefits of Psychotherapy A Practice-based Evidence Approach

This book reviews the evidence for and against the previously mentioned assumptions, and proposes a different approach which focuses on factors in therapy known to be important regardless of which particular brand of therapy is employed by the therapist - the therapeutic alliance and the importance of client feedback. This client-directed outcome-informed approach to therapy is both scientifically defensible and sensitive to the experiences and preferences of service-users and their families. Chapter 1The Evidence-based Practice Movement Chapter 2The Common Factors position Chapter 3 Resolving the Debate Chapter 4 Measuring the therapeutic alliance Chapter 5 &l

David Green is a clinical psychologist who has worked therapeutically for more than 30 years with young people and their families. From 1988 to 2010 he was Clinical Director of the Doctor of Clinical Psychology programme at the University of Leeds. He has been particularly interested in the role clinical supervision plays in the education of healthcare professionals. Gary Latchford is a clinical psychologist working in physical health, based at the department of Clinical and Health Psychology at St James's Hospital in Leeds. Since 1996 he has also been research director for the Doctor of Clinical Psychology programme at the University of Leeds. His clinical and research interests are mostly around psychological interventions in medical settings, and he has published several papers and book chapters on this topic.