Measuring the therapeutic alliance in general practice

The therapeutic alliance is one of the key elements for effective general practice care. We have adapted a tool called the Working Alliance Inventory to measure the strength of the therapeutic alliance in general practice. We are now keen to see how the tool performs in the real world. We are keen to work with a research student to launch a survey to determine if the tool has a ceiling effect when used with the general population. Skills that will be acquired in this project: - ethics submission via Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee - survey design - Qualtrics software - survey analysis - manuscript drafting This project is hosted by the Equity, Primary care, Implementation and Community (EPIC) Research Unit. We empower community organisations and researchers to work together to improve equity and quality of primary care. We are a team of primary care researchers who are experts in real-world implementation and translation of evidence-based innovations into policy and practice. You can read more about the work of EPIC online https://www.monash.edu/medicine/spahc/research/equity-primary-care-implementation-and-community-epic-research-unit