Working together: An investigation of the impact of working alliance and cohesion on group psychotherapy attendance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bonnie Clough ◽  
Lauren Spriggens ◽  
Matthew Stainer ◽  
Leanne Casey
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Working Alliance ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Impact

CAPACITY BUILDING IN AGENCIES FOR EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debjani Mueller ◽  
Iñaki Gutiérrez-Ibarluzea ◽  
Tara Schuller ◽  
Marco Chiumente ◽  
Jeonghoon Ahn ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Technology Assessment ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Technology Assessment ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Effective Decision ◽  
Effective Decision Making ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: Health technology assessment (HTA) yields information that can be ideally used to address deficiencies in health systems and to create a wider understanding of the impact of different policy considerations around technology reimbursement and use. The structure of HTA programs varies across different jurisdictions according to decision-maker needs. Moreover, conducting HTA requires specialized skills. Effective decision making should include multiple criteria (medical, economic, technical, ethical, social, legal, and cultural) and requires multi-disciplinary teams of experts working together to produce these assessments. A workshop explored the multi-disciplinary skills and competencies required to build an effective and efficient HTA team, with a focus on low- and middle-income settings.Methods: This proceeding summarizes main points from a workshop on capacity building, drawing on presentations and group discussions among attendees including different points of view.Results and Conclusions: The workshop and thus this study would have benefited from a larger variety of stakeholders. Therefore, the conclusions arising from the workshop are not the opinion of a representative sample of HTA professionals. Nonetheless, organizations and speakers were carefully selected to provide a valuable approach to this theme. Thus, these proceedings highlight some of the gaps and needs in the education and training programs offered worldwide and calls for further investigation.

scholarly journals Effects of Treatment Preference on Adherence, Attrition, and Process Measures Among Older Adult Worriers

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 370-370
Author(s):  
Gretchen Brenes ◽  
Heidi Munger Clary ◽  
Michael Miller ◽  
Jasmin Divers ◽  
Andrea Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Working Alliance ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Treatment Preference ◽  
Process Measures ◽  
Treatment Expectancies ◽  
Intervention Adherence ◽  
The Stability ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Preference Trial

Abstract Patient preference may be related to treatment outcomes through decreased rates of attrition and higher rates of adherence and patient satisfaction. We present findings from a 2-stage randomized preference trial of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and yoga for the treatment of late-life worry. We examine rates of preference for CBT and yoga, as well as the stability of these preferences over time. We also examine the impact of preference on adherence, attrition, and process measures (satisfaction, treatment expectancies, and working alliance). Five hundred participants were randomized to either the randomized controlled trial (RCT; N=250) or the preference trial (participants chose the treatment; N=250). All participants received 10 weeks of an intervention. Among those in the preference trial, 48% chose CBT and 52% chose yoga (p>.05). Strength of preference was similar between the groups; 73.3% and 76.2% reported a strong preference for CBT and yoga, respectively (p>.05). Fourteen percent of those who preferred CBT at baseline preferred yoga upon completion of the intervention, while 12.2% of those who preferred yoga at baseline preferred CBT upon completion of the intervention (p>.05). There were no significant differences between participants in the RCT and preference trial on intervention adherence, attrition, satisfaction, or working alliance (p’s>.05). Treatment expectancies were higher for the preferred intervention (p’s<.0001). Results suggest that older adults prefer CBT and yoga at similar rates, and these preferences are stable. Receiving a preferred treatment had no effect on adherence, attrition, satisfaction, or working alliance.

scholarly journals “Clicking vs. Writing”—The Impact of a Chatbot’s Interaction Method on the Working Alliance in AI-based Coaching

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Mai ◽  
Caterina Neef ◽  
Anja Richert
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Working Alliance ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Interaction Method ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Rule Based System ◽  
Technical Realization ◽  
Low Threshold ◽  
Exam Anxiety ◽  
The Impact

AbstractCoaching has become an important didactic tool for reflecting learning processes in higher education. Digital media and AI-based technologies such as chatbots can support stimulating self-coaching processes. For the use case of student coaching on the topic of exam anxiety, the working alliance between a coaching chatbot and a human coachee is investigated. Two coachbot interaction methods are compared: A click-based chatbot (implemented in a rule-based system), where the coachee can only click on one answer, and a writing-based chatbot (implemented in a conversational AI), which allows the coachee to freely type in their answers. The focus is on which coachbot interaction method enables a stronger working alliance between coach and coachee: a click-based or a writing-based chatbot. The working alliance and the technical realization of the chatbot systems were investigated in an exploratory quantitative study with 21 engineering students. The results indicate that the working alliance in both study conditions can be classified as medium to high overall. The results further show higher values for bonding on a writing-based platform than when using a click-based system. However, click-based systems seem to be more helpful as a low-threshold entry point to coaching, as they guide coachees better through the process by providing predefined answers. An evaluation of the technical realization shows that self-reflection processes through digital self-coaching via chatbot are generally well accepted by students. For further development and research, it is therefore recommendable to develop a “mixed” coachbot that allows interaction via clicking as well as via free writing.

scholarly journals Facing the Music: Further Thoughts on Integrating Music into Psychotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 206
Author(s):  
G. Paul Blimling
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
Individual Psychotherapy ◽  
Bicultural Identity ◽  
Dynamic Psychotherapy ◽  
Relational Trauma ◽  
Constructive Criticism ◽  
Literary Writing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Made In

In this article, I respond to the insightful commentaries by Karen Riggs Skean (2019), by Richard Harrison (2019), and by Ben Adams (2019) on my hybrid case study of "James," a survivor of chronic relational trauma (Blimling, 2019). These commentaries have stimulated me to think further about the impact of music on my individual psychotherapy work, both with James and with subsequent clients, and specifically with regard to its impact on my approach to group psychotherapy work. In addition, these commentaries have raised particular issues that I respond to, including, (a) constructive criticism by Skean and Harrison regarding the potential further use of "metaprocessing" and the developments made in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) since I completed the Case of James; (b) Skean’s perceptive point explaining how an individual therapist can take a personal passion—like music or literary writing or bicultural identity—and use it to enhance his or her enlivened presence in therapy with a client; and (c) Adams’ thesis that music and psychotherapy both have their origins in the shamanistic practices of our hunter-gatherer ancestors, suggesting that the combination of psychotherapy and music is a kind of return to our very roots.

The impact of group psychotherapy on the self-image and self-feelings

Group ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 24-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Flapan ◽  
Gerd H. Fenchel
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Image ◽  
The Impact

The Things that Help, the Things that Get in the Way: Working Together to Improve Outcome Following Acquired Brain Injury

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 258-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacinta M. Douglas
Keyword(s):  
Brain Injury ◽  
Acquired Brain Injury ◽  
Life Changes ◽  
Major Life ◽  
The Family ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Way

Working in neurological rehabilitation brings with it numerous opportunities to gain an understanding of the factors that contribute to shaping meaningful living and wellbeing for those tackling the major life changes encountered following acquired brain injury (ABI). These opportunities come in many forms: challenging and brave clients, wise and worrying families, questioning and inspiring colleagues, empowering and limiting work environments and rigid and advancing policy and legislative contexts.Our personal and collective understanding ofthe things that helpandthe things that get in the wayof effective rehabilitation continuously emerges from the convergence of the experience and knowledge afforded by these opportunities. The aim of this paper is to considerthe things that helpandthe things that get in the wayas they have been identified by people with ABI, their families and those who work with them and have been further evidenced through research targeted towards improving short, medium and long-term outcomes for those living with the consequences of ABI. Thesethingsas discussed in this paper capture the essential role of the self, the importance of rights and access to rehabilitation, the impact of the family and the contribution of social connection.

The impact of peer mentor communication with older adults on depressive symptoms and working alliance: A pilot study

2018 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 665-671 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Hui Joo ◽  
Seungyoung Hwang ◽  
Joseph J. Gallo ◽  
Debra L. Roter
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Working Alliance ◽  
Peer Mentor ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals Multiprofessional leadership development: reflections from a doctor in training

BMJ Leader ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. leader-2020-000253
Author(s):  
Yang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Development ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Leadership Training ◽  
Leadership Academy ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Diverse Workforce ◽  
Protected Time ◽  
Time To Build ◽  
Working Together ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundIn July 2020, the National Health Service (NHS) People Plan was refreshed, giving further impetus to staff development and leadership training. Through a series of interwoven tales, I discuss my own journey of leadership development and offer an analysis of the value of dedicated courses and the importance of providing this to the wider workforce.Story of selfI am a doctor in training and was among the first three cohorts placed onto the new Rosalind Franklin programme, organised by the NHS Leadership Academy. I share my key reflections of the impact of this course on my personal and professional development.Story of usMy cohort contained professionals from a diverse range of backgrounds—their challenges, views and insights contrasted greatly with my own. Having the protected time to build trust, form teams and discuss issues that crossed organisational boundaries provided novel insights that helped all of us.Story of nowAs the COVID-19 pandemic has taken hold, we are in a state of extreme flux. As a result, I have become aware of how important it is to marry expertise with generalist skills and knowledge of the wider healthcare system. Enduring the initial surge of COVID-19 was about staff working together and blending specialism with generalist pragmatism. The ability to harness and sustain this type of working will represent a legacy from COVID-19 that is positive and one which galvanises our greatest asset—the talents and experiences of our diverse workforce—in order to meet future healthcare challenges.

A Note on the Impact of Group Psychotherapy on Psychiatry

2015 ◽  
pp. 25-31
Author(s):  
Samuel B. Hadden
Keyword(s):  
Group Psychotherapy ◽  
The Impact
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