The relative predictive validity of two therapeutic alliance measures in cognitive therapy.

The current study investigated the relative predictive validity of 2 self-report measures of the therapeutic alliance for patients receiving a version of short-term cognitive therapy that places particular emphasis on the importance of the therapeutic relationship. The Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) and the California Psychotherapy Alliance Scale (CALPAS) were administered at the third session to a sample of 22 patients receiving short-term cognitive therapy, and their relationship with outcome on a variety of measures was calculated