Therapeutic Use of Self 2 | PPT

THERAPEUTIC USE
OF SELF 2

Introduction
● Therapeutic alliance is necessary for
achieving desired outcome in
psychological therapy.
● Forming personal bonds is a key element
in therapeutic alliance.
● Other elements are agreement on tasks
and agreements on goals of treatment.
● This alliance is formed when both patient
and therapist share beliefs regarding
goals of treatment.

Communication skills required for developing a
therapeutic alliance with a client of healthcare
● Good verbal communication skill is
required to greet customers and to
make them understand the treatment
process (Mack, Breckon, Butt &
Maynard, 2017).
● Non-verbal communication skills help
to write down the clients’
understanding of the information
shared to them.
● Communication skills include good
listening skills and treating every
client equally during communication
(Kay-Lambkin, Baker, Palazzi, Lewin
& Kelly, 2017).