The therapeutic alliance is widely regarded as an empirically-based element of successful psychotherapy. However, the degree to which training programs incorporate alliance-centered components into their curricula and clinical practica remains unclear. The aims of this study were to explore (a) training programs’ awareness of research that establishes the alliance as a component of evidence-based practice; (b) the extent to which programs incorporate formal, evidence-based alliance training into their pedagogy; (c) what training programs would consider ideal alliance-training practices; and (d) whether there are differences in evidence-based alliance-training practices or perspectives between programs with different terminal degrees. Data derived from a quantitative survey of directors (or their designates; N = 84) of American Psychological Association-accredited clinical (Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of Psychology) and counseling (Doctor of Philosophy) programs in the United States and Canada. Generally, respondents indicated that their programs were aware of alliance research trends. However, respondents also largely indicated that they do not incorporate systematic, evidence-based alliance training into their programs, despite believing that such systematic elements would contribute to ideal alliance-training practices. There were no statistically significant differences between program degree type in terms of awareness of alliance research, current alliance-training practices, or views on ideal alliance-training practices. We discuss the implications of the present results for training and future research directions.

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探索临床和咨询心理学研究生课程的治疗联盟培训。

治疗联盟被广泛认为是成功心理治疗的基于经验的要素。然而，培训计划在多大程度上将联盟为中心的组成部分纳入其课程和临床实践仍不清楚。本研究的目的是探索 (a) 培训计划对研究的认识，将联盟建立为循证实践的一个组成部分；(b) 计划在多大程度上将正式的、以证据为基础的联盟培训纳入其教学法；(c) 哪些培训计划会考虑理想的联盟培训做法；(d) 具有不同最终学位的课程之间是否存在基于证据的联盟培训实践或观点的差异。数据来源于对董事（或其指定人员；N = 84) 美国心理学会认可的临床（哲学博士或心理学博士）和美国和加拿大的咨询（哲学博士）课程。总体而言，受访者表示他们的项目了解联盟研究趋势。然而，受访者也大多表示，他们没有将系统的、以证据为基础的联盟培训纳入他们的计划，尽管他们相信这种系统化的要素将有助于理想的联盟培训实践。在联盟研究意识、当前联盟培训实践或对理想联盟培训实践的看法方面，课程学位类型之间没有统计学上的显着差异。我们讨论了当前结果对培训和未来研究方向的影响。