{"id":430876,"date":"2018-10-01T16:26:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-01T16:26:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essaypaper.org\/?p=42579"},"modified":"2018-10-24T08:40:10","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T08:40:10","slug":"therapeutic-alliance-working-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/therapeutic-alliance-working-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Therapeutic Alliance\/Working Partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Assessing and Working with a Client\u2019s Capacity to Form a Therapeutic Alliance\/Working Partnership<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong><u>Mid-Term (Common) Assignment \u2013 45% of grade<\/u><\/strong><br \/>\nIn this assignment you are asked to demonstrate through the use of readings, practice excerpts and critical thinking how you determined a client\u2019s capacity to form a therapeutic alliance (or working<br \/>\npartnership) and how you used this information to help her enter the therapeutic encounter. You should show how your understanding (1) drew on your knowledge base, practice theory and\/or other empirical evidence, (2) incorporated relevant data about client need, motivation, resources available (personal and\/or environmental), (3) agency context and your function with respect to the particular client, and (4) led logically to differential intervention strategies to join the client.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nYou need to complete a paper of 10-12 pages in length. Do not include a cover page. Do not use plastic binders. References are required and must be cited in the text; a reference list of cited papers must be included (the reference list is not counted in the page total). All reference must be APA style.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>1. Give a <em>brief <\/em>statement identifying client characteristics (while protecting the privacy of your client, i.e., no names or personally identifiable information). (1\/4 page)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Discuss your positionality in relation to your client and the impact, or possible impact that similarities or differences between you have had, or may have in the future, in your engagement with this client and in developing your working alliance (1\/2 page minimum). (The Suarez et al article on Critical Consciousness talks about positionality).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Explain your understanding of the importance of the therapeutic alliance\/working partnership (include ideas from at least 3 references). Consider the role of empathy and factors that may affect your ability to empathize with the client. Reflect on your perception of your and your client\u2019s abilities to establishing a working therapeutic alliance.\u00a0 What factors may affect a client\u2019s capacity to form a therapeutic alliance\/partnership? (Consider factors like the client\u2019s history and status in<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>the agency, the length of time you will work with the client, your role and function in the agency, etc.) What occurred in the early session(s) with this client that helped or hindered the establishing of a working alliance.\u00a0 What were you experiencing during the initial meeting(s)?\u00a0 What did you think your client was experiencing?\u00a0 In the next section provide data to support your hypothesis regarding the client\u2019s feelings of having been understood or not. (3-4 pages).<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>In this section give 2 or 3 <u>detailed<\/u> excerpts from process recordings that demonstrate how you used different interviewing techniques to engage the client and develop a level of trust between you. (You can use excerpts that demonstrate \u201cmistakes\u201d that you made which led to disengagement and\/or mistrust).\u00a0 You can also illustrate examples of your client\u2019s mistrust and how you responded.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Each vignette should include at least four interchanges.\u00a0 More is welcome.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Client said (give the background of what proceeded this interchange)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Worker said<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Client said; Worker said<\/li>\n<li>Client said; Worker said<\/li>\n<li>Client said; Worker said<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nIndicate silences or body movement that you observed in the client and in yourself.<br \/>\nIn parenthetical comments following each vignette, reflect on each of the vignettes you provide in terms of which interviewing techniques you were attempting to do and how successful your efforts were in establishing a collaborative working alliance.\u00a0 What parts of the process recording demonstrate the client\u2019s feelings of being understood or misunderstood?\u00a0 What informed your thinking? Cite relevant literature. (3-4 pages)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>What were you able to learn about the client\u2019s interpersonal patterns? Discuss your hypothesis regarding the client\u2019s schemas from early life. How might the client\u2019s schemas affect the development of a therapeutic alliance. (1-2 pages).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Evaluation: How did you do on this assignment? What did you learn? What are your strengths and limitations? What directions should you go to develop your knowledge and clinical skills? (2-3 paragraphs)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Competencies and Practice Behaviors that will be assessed in the Common Assignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"660\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"23\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" width=\"398\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"114\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"126\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"228\"><strong>Practice Behavior<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><strong>Not Competent<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"102\"><strong>Developing Competency<\/strong><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"120\"><strong>Competent<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"108\"><strong>Advanced Competence<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"228\">2.1.5 PB1<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2.1.10(a) PB1<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n2.1.10(a) PB2<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"102\">Student does not use knowledge of oppression, discrimination, etc. to guide her thinking.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent does not refer to the research literature or knowledge on culture and belief systems.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent does not demonstrate an understanding of differential engagement strategies, nor does she use them.<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"102\">Student inconsistently uses knowledge of oppression, discrimination, etc. to guide her thinking.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent refers to the research literature or knowledge on culture and belief systems, but does so inconsistently.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent demonstrates an understanding of differential engagement strategies, but uses them inconsistently.<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" width=\"120\">Student regularly and correctly uses knowledge of oppression, discrimination, etc. to guide her thinking.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent regularly and correctly refers to the research literature or knowledge on culture and belief systems.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent understands differential engagement strategies and uses them correctly.<\/td>\n<td width=\"108\">Student demonstrates a superior grasp of the impact of oppression and discrimination on forming a working\/therapeutic alliance.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent demonstrates a superior grasp of this literature and uses it correctly.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nStudent shows a superior understanding differential engagement strategies, which she correctly.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"21\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"183\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"102\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"90\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"12\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"101\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"16\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"135\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assessing and Working with a Client\u2019s Capacity to Form a Therapeutic Alliance\/Working Partnership &nbsp; 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