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Therapeutic Approaches And Counselling

Question
CBSEENPS12041576

Explain main features of therapeutic relationship.

Solution

Therapeutic relationship or alliance is a special relationship between the therapist and the client.

It has following features:

• It is trusting and confiding relationship.

• The therapist provides unconditional positive regard to the client.

• This relationship develops in a permissive environment.

• The relationship is based on empathy.

• The relationship maintains strict confidentiality of the disclosures, feelings and thoughts of the client.

• The relationship maintains warmth, trust and confidence towards each other.

• It is purely a professional relationship.