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The Working Alliance in Intervention for Partner Violence Perpetrators: Recent Research and Theory

Authors: Casey T. Taft, Christopher M. Murphy

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 1/2007

Abstract

The working alliance consists of therapist and client agreement on the goals and tasks of therapy, and the therapeutic bond. Measures of the working alliance, assessed during the course of therapy, have consistently predicted positive therapeutic change across various client populations and treatment approaches. This paper reviews recent research highlighting the importance of the working alliance with respect to treatment compliance and outcome in interventions for perpetrators of partner violence. The common promotion and use of confrontational intervention tactics in these interventions and the potentially negative impact of confrontational tactics on the working alliance is also discussed.

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Title: The Working Alliance in Intervention for Partner Violence Perpetrators: Recent Research and Theory
Authors: Casey T. Taft
Christopher M. Murphy
Publication date: 01-01-2007
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Family Violence / Issue 1/2007
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-006-9053-z

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