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Goal Consensus and Collaboration in Psychotherapy: An Existential Rationale

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	Abstract

Goal consensus and collaboration has proved to be significant for treatment outcome.Why this is the case has not been studied.The terms suggest a technical rationale;that increased attention to consensus and collaboration will lead to a more efficient use of therapeutic resources on the part of both client and therapist. However, an existential rationale is also a possibility.This study explores such a rationale.When therapists focus on goal consensus and collaboration in sessions, they implicitly draw attention to the clients’ directedness toward the future;sense of self-worth;isolation, relatedness, and freedom; agency; and the changing nature of the client and the world.

First published on October 12, 2009
Journal of Humanistic Psychology 2009, doi:10.1177/0022167809341997


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