"Now I know the terrain": phenomenological exploration of CFTs learning on evidence-based practice

Couple and family therapists are rarely the focus of research yet are critical for positive outcomes in therapy. The attempts to integrate evidence-based approaches into the practice of couple and family therapy have been controversial resulting in passionate and at times divisive dialogue. The aims of this research project were to explore what do couple and family therapists experience when learning an evidence-based approach to working with couples and families. A total of 14 couple and family therapists were interviewed about their experience with learning an evidence-based approach. The research was guided methodologically by interpretive phenomenological analysis. Three themes emerged from the participants’ experiences including: the supports and challenges in learning; the embodiment of a therapy practice; and the experience of shame while learning

Family therapy with involuntary clients. The therapeutic alliance as a major key to therapy success

In chapter 13, the affliation of the co-author Luciana Sotero, along with Ana Paula Relvas was incompletely published in the original version of the book. It only mentioned the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences. Both of them are also researchers at the Centre for Social Studies of the Coimbra University (CES). This has been updated in the latest version of the book