‘Teaching’ the therapeutic alliance Part 2. Treating patients, supporting trainees: towards a broader view of psychotherapy training

Abstract

Some preliminary suggestions for affective or "right-brain" training, including supervision for psychotherapy with patients with developmental trauma and Balint-style groups are made.

The cancer care observation: an empathy training experience

“…Clinical supervision and the psychotherapy cases provide opportunities to learn empathy, but the requirements of competency-based training and impact on supervision 2 have led some authors to assert the need for more specific teaching of empathy and the therapeutic alliance. 3…”

“…Clinical supervision and the psychotherapy cases provide opportunities to learn empathy, but the requirements of competency-based training and impact on supervision 2 have led some authors to assert the need for more specific teaching of empathy and the therapeutic alliance. 3 Clinical observation programmes, such as infant observation, provide an opportunity for trainees to develop empathy, 4 but the time commitment is considerable. Clinical observations in old age and inpatient settings further support the importance of learning to manage emotionally charged situations whilst retaining the capacity to think.…”