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Preliminary Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Spanish Version of the Therapeutic Alliance with Clinician (TAC) Questionnaire

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Abstract

As part of a broader study aimed at evaluating perceived alliance with service providers and level of satisfaction with services received, 103 monolingual Spanish speaking Hispanic women were interviewed. Participants were receiving ongoing behavioral health treatment at three different community service provider sites located in the greater New Haven area in Connecticut. These sites included a community health center (n = 40), a community behavioral health center (n = 40), and a faith-based agency (n = 23). As part of this study, the English version of the Therapeutic Alliance with Clinician (TAC) questionnaire was translated into Spanish and administered to our sample of Hispanic women. Results on the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the TAC are presented in this article.

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  1. Program for Recovery and Community Health, Yale University The Hispanic Clinic of the Connecticut Mental Health Center, 1 Long Wharf Drive, New Haven, 06511, CT, USA

    Luis E. Bedregal, Manuel Paris Jr. & Luis M. Añez

  2. Program for Recovery and Community Health, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA

    Golan Shahar & Larry Davidson

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Bedregal, L.E., Paris, M., Añez, L.M. et al. Preliminary Evaluation of the Validity and Reliability of the Spanish Version of the Therapeutic Alliance with Clinician (TAC) Questionnaire. Soc Indic Res 78, 19–32 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-005-7157-0

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