(GREENBERG + 2001)
"How Does Empathy Lead to Good Outcome?
Four factors have been identified theoretically as potential mediators between empathy and outcome. Three of these are the processes of empathy as a relationship condition, as a corrective emotional experience, and as a cognitive-affective processing condition. The fourth factor has to do with the role of the client as an active self-healer.
Empathy as relationship condition....
Empathy as corrective emotional experience....
Empathy and cognitive-affective processing...
Empathy and the client as active self-healer...."
From:
Psychotherapy Volume 38/Winter 2001/Number 4
LESLIE S. GREENBERG - York University
JEANNE C. WATSON - University of Toronto
ROBERT ELLIOTT - University of Toledo
Arthur C. Bohart - Saybrook Graduate School and Research Institute
Abstract
"After defining empathy, discussing its measurement, and offering an example of empathy in practice, we present the results of an updated meta-analysis of the relation between empathy and psychotherapy outcome. Results indicated that empathy is a moderately strong predictor of therapy outcome: "