Treatment Engagement: Building Therapeutic Alliance in Home-Based Treatment with Adolescents and Their Families

Overview

Journal Contemp Fam Ther

Date 2010 Jun 18

PMID 20556209

Citations 24

Authors

Sanna J Thompson

Kimberly Bender

Janet Lantry

Patrick M Flynn

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Abstract

Client engagement is an essential yet challenging ingredient in effective therapy. Engaged clients are more likely to bond with therapists and counselors, endorse treatment goals, participate to a greater degree, remain in treatment longer, and report higher levels of satisfaction. This study explored the process of engaging high-risk youth and their parents in a unique home-based family therapy intervention. Qualitative interviews were conducted with 19 families who completed family therapy sessions that included a core component aimed at increasing treatment engagement. Parents' and youths' perceptions of engagement suggest the importance of developing therapeutic alliance with therapists, who facilitated building a shared alliance among family members. Implications for improving client engagement are discussed within the context of alliance building with the therapist and among family members.

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