This required component of the portfolio presents a two-part section highlighting the student’s core beliefs and assumptions related to: establishing the therapeutic alliance and the development of the student’s working model of therapy.
Establishing Therapeutic Alliance
The purpose of this section is to demonstrate understanding and describe the application of the concepts related to the development of therapeutic alliance. This section occurs at the end of the first year of the program having focused largely on the self-of-the-therapist and student’s readiness to begin clinical practice. The student will indicate how clients are engaged, what is done to establish a working relationship, and how that influences subsequent work with client systems.
Personal integration of therapeutic models/approaches
This section provides a description of the student’s current working model of therapy as the MSFT clinical training component nears completion. The student identifies specific theoretical approaches that inform the theoretical working model including a summary of specific intervention models, concepts, techniques, and/or processes that underpin her/his current therapy practice.
