Online Course: Leadership – Therapeutic Alliance
Learn how to improve your relationships with patients
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Jason Giesbrecht
Senior healthcare leader and physiotherapist with more than 22 years of experience
Summarising the latest research & evidence
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Introduction
A therapeutic alliance is the sense of collaboration, warmth, and support between the client and therapist. It is made up of the therapeutic relationship, collaborative goal setting and shared decision making. There is strong evidence to show that a robust therapeutic alliance has positive influences on patient satisfaction and outcomes in rehabilitation.
This course will enable you to understand what a therapeutic alliance is, and show you what you can do to help improve your therapeutic alliance with patients.
Aims
This course aims to introduce you to the 3 components of the therapeutic alliance and the practical application of these components in a rehabilitation setting.
Outline
This course is made up of videos, reading, forum posts and a final quiz. The course content is split into the following sections:
- Video
- Reading activity
- Quiz
Target audience
This course is aimed at Physiotherapy and Physical Therapy clinicians, students and assistants. Other interested professionals such as athletic trainers, occupational therapists, nurses or medical doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.