Clinical tools
Video Clips
Here are brief video clips demonstrating rupture repair and illustrating the principle of metacommunication. They are based on actual rupture events experienced by the investigators who play the therapist or their students who play the clients. To promote authenticity and spontaneity, the interactions were not scripted; only the initial rupture marker and case formulation were discussed in advance. All the demonstrations were first takes.
Here are brief video clips demonstrating rupture repair and illustrating the principle of metacommunication. They are based on actual rupture events experienced by the investigators who play the therapist or their students who play the clients. To promote authenticity and spontaneity, the interactions were not scripted; only the initial rupture marker and case formulation were discussed in advance. All the demonstrations were first takes.
Confrontation Vignette 1: "This is a waste of time"
Confrontation Vignette 2: "Where the rubber meets the road"
Confrontation Vignette 3: "My way or the highway"
Withdrawal Vignette 1: "I'm sorry"
Withdrawal Vignette 2: "You're giving me wonderful advice"
Withdrawal Vignette 3: "At arm's length"
Mixed Vignette 1: "I'm not getting anywhere"
Mixed Vignette 2: "Can't touch that"
Mixed Vignette 3: "Gun shy"
Mixed Vignette 4: "It's hard to say goodbye"
Video Series
Muran, J.C. & Eubanks, C.F. (2020). Rupture and Repair in Psychotherapy. APA Video Series.
Confrontation Vignette 2: "Where the rubber meets the road"
Confrontation Vignette 3: "My way or the highway"
Withdrawal Vignette 1: "I'm sorry"
Withdrawal Vignette 2: "You're giving me wonderful advice"
Withdrawal Vignette 3: "At arm's length"
Mixed Vignette 1: "I'm not getting anywhere"
Mixed Vignette 2: "Can't touch that"
Mixed Vignette 3: "Gun shy"
Mixed Vignette 4: "It's hard to say goodbye"
Video Series
Muran, J.C. & Eubanks, C.F. (2020). Rupture and Repair in Psychotherapy. APA Video Series.
Books
Muran, J.C. & Eubanks, C.F. (2020). Therapist Performance under Pressure: Negotiating Emotion, Difference, and Rupture. APA Books.
Safran, J.D. & Muran, J.C. (2000). Negotiating the Therapeutic Alliance: A Relational Treatment Guide. Guilford Press
See Amazon Author Pages for Other Books:
J. Christopher Muran Amazon Author Page: click here
Jeremy Safran Amazon Author Page: click here
Technical Manuals & Reports
Eubanks, C.F., Muran, J.C., & Safran, J.D. (2015). The Rupture Resolution Rating System (3RS). Click here
Muran, J.C. (2016). Therapeutic Alliance Interventions from the OQ Clinical Support Tools - Enhanced Version. Click here
Muran, J.C., Safran, J.D., Eubanks-Carter, C. (2010). Developing Therapist Abilities to Negotiate Alliance Ruptures.
In J.C. Muran & J.P. Barber (Eds.), The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice. Guilford Press. Click here
Eubanks-Carter, C., Muran, J. C., & Safran, J. D. (2015). Alliance-focused training. Psychotherapy, 52, 169–173. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037596
Muran, J.C., Safran, J.D., Eubanks, C.F., & Gorman, B.S. (2018). The effect of an alliance-focused training on cognitive-behavioral therapy for personality disorders. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 86, 384-397 (Awarded Most Valuable Paper on Innovations in Psychotherapy for 2018 by Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy). https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000284
Muran, J.C. (2019). Confessions of a New York rupture researcher: An insider’s guide and critique. Psychotherapy Research, 29, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2017.1413261
Eubanks, C.F., Muran, J.C., & Safran, J.D. (2015). The Rupture Resolution Rating System (3RS). Click here
Muran, J.C. (2016). Therapeutic Alliance Interventions from the OQ Clinical Support Tools - Enhanced Version. Click here
Muran, J.C., Safran, J.D., Eubanks-Carter, C. (2010). Developing Therapist Abilities to Negotiate Alliance Ruptures.
In J.C. Muran & J.P. Barber (Eds.), The Therapeutic Alliance: An Evidence-Based Guide to Practice. Guilford Press. Click here
Eubanks-Carter, C., Muran, J. C., & Safran, J. D. (2015). Alliance-focused training. Psychotherapy, 52, 169–173. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0037596
Muran, J.C., Safran, J.D., Eubanks, C.F., & Gorman, B.S. (2018). The effect of an alliance-focused training on cognitive-behavioral therapy for personality disorders. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 86, 384-397 (Awarded Most Valuable Paper on Innovations in Psychotherapy for 2018 by Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy). https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000284
Muran, J.C. (2019). Confessions of a New York rupture researcher: An insider’s guide and critique. Psychotherapy Research, 29, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2017.1413261