THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WORKING ALLIANCE AND REHABILITATION OUTCOMES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA

A convenience sample of 22 rehabilitation therapist-client dyads in early-stage relationships was recruited from an active rehabilitation program. Both rehabilitation therapists and clients completed the Working Alliance Inventory (WAI), a Modified Goal Attainment Scale (M-GAS) and Problem List at Time 1 and three months later. There were significant correlations between the working alliance and rehabilitation outcomes at Time 1 and Time 2. This relationship was stronger when rehabilitation therapist, rather than client perceptions, were assessed. Rehabilitation therapist and client perceptions, scored on the WAI and M-GAS, showed moderately high congruence. Also, a significant perceived change in problems, but not rehabilitation goals, occurred between Time 1 and Time 2.