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The dynamic-relational model of therapy is based on the so-called common therapeutic factors in combination with the modern psychoanalytic and psychodynamic understanding of therapy. A distinction is often drawn between specific and common efficacy factors or mechanisms of change in psychotherapy. When working psychotherapeutically, it is helpful to be aware of certain common factors, factors that may form part of the foundation for the psychotherapeutic stance.
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Jørgensen, C. (2019). Common Therapeutic Factors. In: The Psychotherapeutic Stance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-20437-2_4
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