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Therapeutic working alliance in brief therapy with college students: In-person versus telemental health

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May 23, 2024 version files 98.83 KB

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Abstract

This study compared the therapeutic working alliance in brief counseling using two delivery methods: synchronous video delivery and in-person delivery. The alliance was measured using the Working Alliance Inventory (client version). Participants were 49 undergraduate college students between the ages of 18 and 22. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy was the treatment protocol, and the study used a randomized, controlled design. Welch’s t-tests and non-inferiority analyses were conducted, in addition to hierarchical regression analyses to examine the predictive value of the working alliance on post-treatment anxiety. Non-inferiority statistical analyses indicated that there was no statistically significant difference in working alliance for online delivery compared to in-person. A hierarchical regression anaIysis suggests that the therapeutic working alliance contributed to anxiety treatment outcomes for college student participants.