A comparative analysis of the therapist's importance in implosive therapy.

Jobe, Avis M.; Beutler, Larry E.; Green, Gary

doi:10.1037/h0086467

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“…The single most effective component of any psychotherapy with any population toward any goal is the quality of the therapist's relationship with the client (Norcross, 2010). This is as true of a therapy intended to relieve a child of a debilitating phobia (Jobe, Beutler, & Green, 1975;Shipley, 1979) as it is of a therapy intended to reunify a child and a rejected parent. Thus, Freeman et al (2004, p. 446) emphasize that "[t]hese cases are best handled by moving slowly toward the goal of building trust between the child and therapist.…”

Section: Therapeutic Rapport and Parental Support Of The Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cognitive‐Behavioral Methods in High‐Conflict Divorce: Systematic Desensitization Adapted to Parent–Child Reunification Interventions

Garber¹

2015

Family Court Review

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Children who are triangulated into their parents' conflicts can become polarized, aligning with one parent and rejecting the other. In response, courts often order families to engage mental health professionals to provide reunification interventions. This article adapts empirically established systematic desensitization and flooding procedures most commonly used to treat phobic children as possible components of a larger family systems invention designed to help the polarized child develop a healthy relationship with both parents. Strengths and weaknesses of these procedures are discussed and illustrated with case material. Family law and psychology agree that children should have the opportunity to enjoy a healthy relationship with both parents Adult conflict can polarize a child's relationships, including rejection of one parent Existing clinical and forensic “reunification” strategies often prove inadequate Reliable and valid cognitive behavioral methods can be adopted to facilitate this process A cognitive‐behavioral “exposure‐based” reunification protocol is discussed

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Section: Therapeutic Rapport and Parental Support Of The Processmentioning

confidence: 99%