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6 pages in length. The writer discusses how achieving the objective of therapeutic alliance is realized by applying such elements as empathetic listening, honesty regarding problem and potential outcome, and providing tangible information about the given problem to illustrate how the client(s) is/are not alone in the quest for healing. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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be resolved. One of the primary interceptions of this, however, is when clients and/or family members view the problem - and its subsequent solution - differently than the counselor,
often causing even greater tension than what already exists and drawing away from the ability to forge an alliance. Setting a goal amenable to both - and sometimes all
- sides of the issue is what must occur first and foremost; only after this bond is established can the counselor slowly chip away at the emotional and mental blocks
clients have erected with regard to the underlying issue. One of the most challenging aspects of the counselor/client relationship is initially getting the
individuals into the office, inasmuch as the engagement process inherently segues into resistance without the benefit of therapeutic alliance. A particularly good example of this resistance to engagement can
be found when clients cancel or completely skip their first meeting because they are wholly unable to bring themselves to address the painful issues surrounding their problems. As tempted
as some counselors might be to concede to the clients repeated cancellations, to do so is to immediately surrender control as the professional and fail to gain the all-important component
of trust; when the quest to establish therapeutic alliance deals with an entire family where several members refuse to attend sessions, too many counselors assume the alienated attitude of "there
are too many motivated families waiting for help; the resistant families will call back when they finally feel the need; there is no need to get involved in a power
struggle" (NIDA, 2004). When applying ego psychology to this situation, the student will want to draw from Freud (1990) who contended there is little good in the world that arises
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