TY - JOUR AB - Counselling Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 4, No. I, 1991, pp. 91-92 importance they attach to the formation of a strong bond with the counsellor. References BORDIN, E. (1979) The generalizability of the psychoanalytic concept of the working alli- ance, Psychotherapy: Theory Research and Practice, 16, pp. 252-260. HORVATH, A. & GREENBERG, L.S. (1989) The development and validation of the Working Alliance Inventory, Journal of Counseling HALSTEAD, R.W., BROOKS, D.K. Jr, GOLDBERG, A. psycho lo^, 36, pp. 223-233. & STONE-FISH, L. (1990) Counsellor and client perceptions of the working alliance, Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 12, pp. 208-22 1. This study investigated how the working alliance was perceived by counsellors and their clients, MCKINNON, D.G. (1 990) Client-preferred thera- and whether these perceptions influenced levels pist sex role orientations, Journal of Counseling of satisfaction with the alliance. psycho lo^, 37, pp. 10-15. Bordin’s (1979) definition of the working alli- ance, as consisting of bond, goal and task ele- ments, was used. It was measured using the The author discusses the findings of two previous Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) (Horvath and studies which reported that feminine therapists Greenberg, 1989) which consists of a self-report were rated more positively than masculine thera- scale TI - Research Digest JF - Counselling Psychology Quarterly DO - 10.1080/09515079108254432 DA - 1991-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/taylor-francis/research-digest-B2ugWYw2VW SP - 91 EP - 92 VL - 4 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -