Techniques of constructivist theory
Therapeutic Alliance
- Collaborative and non-authoritarian
- Clinician and client co-create a connection
- Clinicians use empathy, encouragement, affirmation, reflection, elaboration & metaphor
- Help client create more coherent self-theories
- Clients are primary agents for change
- Help people develop possibilities and recognize that experiences have alternate interpretations
- Starts with a focus on current problems
- Transitions to exploration of patterns and recurrent difficulties
- Ends with an understanding of underlying processes
- Attention to client's background is important
(Seligman & Reichenberg, 2014, p.241-45)