the overlooked foundation for effective practice /
Douglas H. Sprenkle, Sean D. Davis, Jay L. Lebow
New York :
Guilford Press,
c2009
xi, 226 p. :
ill. ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-218) and index
What is responsible for therapeutic change? : two paradigms -- A brief history of common factors -- Common factors unique to couple and family therapy -- The big-picture view of common factors -- A moderate view of common factors -- Getting clients fired up for a change : matching therapist behavior with client motivation -- A strong therapeutic alliance -- Models : all roads lead to Rome -- A meta-model of change in couple therapy -- The case against common factors -- Common factors training and supervision -- Implications for clinicians and researchers