We are looking for clinicians who are trained in cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) and working in public mental health services in Australia to participate.

Though Australian and international guidelines recommend CRT as part of routine care for people living with psychosis, access to therapy is often limited. One reason for this is we don't know what contributes to good outcomes.

One thing we do know, is that having an active and trained therapist as well as a good working relationship, or therapeutic alliance (TA), with that clinician is helpful. Given the importance of this, we would like to explore CRT clinician perspectives on TA. This would include their own experiences of TA and their beliefs about this relationship

What would it involve:

• A brief survey, asking some demographic questions as well as some basic information about your professional background and training
• An online interview, over MS Teams with the student researcher, to explore your perspective on therapetic alliance. This should take approximately 30 minutes.
• Approximately a week after your interview, you will be sent a copy of the interview transcript. You can then complete a final brief survey to explore any last thoughts on this topic.