Therapeutic Alliances in Couple and Family Therapy

Univ. of Albany, NY. Text demonstrates the crucial importance of healthy working relationships with clients in couple and family therapy. Offers SOFTA (System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances), a conceptual model integrating theory, research, and practice related to the alliance in couple and family therapy. For psychologists and therapists. DNLM: Family Therapy - methods - Case Reports.

Valentin Escudero is a professor of psychology and director of the family intervention master's program at the University of La Coruna (Spain), where he also directs the graduate exchange program with the University at Albany. Myrna L. Friedlander is a professor and director of doctoral training in the counseling psychology program at the University at Albany, State University of New York, where she also directs the graduate exchange program in family therapy with the Universidad de La Cornua (Spain).