This is a research project exploring the perspectives of cognitive remediation therapists on therapeutic alliance.

We are looking for clinicians 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 factors lead to good outcomes from CRT.

One thing we do know is having an active and trained therapist as well as a good working relationship, or therapeutic alliance, with the client leads to better outcomes. Given the importance of this relationship, we would like to explore CRT clinician perspectives on therapeutic alliance. This would include their own experiences of therapuetic alliance, as well as what things they think leads to a good alliance when working with this population.

What would it involve:

• A brief survey, asking some basic demographic questions as well as some information about 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 with any additional thoughts that have arisen during this week or in response to the transcript.