Therapeutic Alliance with Healthcare Consumer | PPT

THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE
WITH HEALTHCARE
CONSUMER
Student Name

Importance of
therapeutic alliance
 Can be defined as the way a therapist and a
healthcare consumer connect with each other
 Helps in developing trust of the client
 Made them feel comfortable, understood and
valued (Babatunde, MacDermid & MacIntyre,
2017)
 Encourage them to follow the treatment procedure
 Motivates them to overcome barriers
 Ensure a rapid recovery
 Prevents relapse of the issue

Communication skills for developing
therapeutic alliance
 Verbal skills
 Greeting patients in an appropriate way
 Informing patient what exactly to expect during their visit
 Explaining the assessment procedure to avoid
misunderstanding afterwards (Babatunde, MacDermid &
MacIntyre, 2017)
 Using professional and respectful language
 Non verbal communication
 Ensuring that the facial expression of the therapist is
demonstrating attentiveness and concern
 Paying attention of non verbal cues obtained from the
patient