TY - JOUR
T1 - Person-Centered Care and the Therapeutic Alliance
AU - Hamovitch, Emily K.
AU - Choy-Brown, Mimi
AU - Stanhope, Victoria
PY - 2018/10/1
Y1 - 2018/10/1
N2 - Person-centered care has been gaining prominence in behavioral health care, and service planning has shifted towards “person-centered care planning” (PCCP), where individuals, in partnership with providers, identify life goals and interventions. A strong therapeutic alliance has been identified as key to a person-centered approach, but little is known about how the therapeutic relationship influences person-centered processes and outcomes. Using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, this study investigated: (1) the association between the therapeutic alliance and PCCP, and (2) how the therapeutic relationship influences the process and outcomes of PCCP. Quantitative analyses found that a strong working alliance predicted greater personcenteredness. Qualitative analyses revealed two central themes: (1) the importance of connection, continuity, and calibration of the relationship to set the right conditions for PCCP, and (2) PCCP as a vehicle for engagement. Findings demonstrated that the therapeutic alliance is inextricably linked to the PCCP process, each influencing the other.
AB - Person-centered care has been gaining prominence in behavioral health care, and service planning has shifted towards “person-centered care planning” (PCCP), where individuals, in partnership with providers, identify life goals and interventions. A strong therapeutic alliance has been identified as key to a person-centered approach, but little is known about how the therapeutic relationship influences person-centered processes and outcomes. Using an explanatory sequential mixed methods design, this study investigated: (1) the association between the therapeutic alliance and PCCP, and (2) how the therapeutic relationship influences the process and outcomes of PCCP. Quantitative analyses found that a strong working alliance predicted greater personcenteredness. Qualitative analyses revealed two central themes: (1) the importance of connection, continuity, and calibration of the relationship to set the right conditions for PCCP, and (2) PCCP as a vehicle for engagement. Findings demonstrated that the therapeutic alliance is inextricably linked to the PCCP process, each influencing the other.
KW - Person-centered care
KW - Recovery
KW - Service planning
KW - Therapeutic alliance
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U2 - 10.1007/s10597-018-0295-z
DO - 10.1007/s10597-018-0295-z
M3 - Article
C2 - 29948627
AN - SCOPUS:85048359200
SN - 0010-3853
VL - 54
SP - 951
EP - 958
JO - Community Mental Health Journal
JF - Community Mental Health Journal
IS - 7
ER -