Common Factors Essay
The purpose of this assignment is to consider Michael Lamberts Common Factors Model, which is a frequently cited research model that identifies the outcome variance of four key factors of effective psychotherapy. In this academic essay, please use the following required headings: Introduction; Common Factors; Leveraging Common Factors; Evidence-Based Treatments; Conclusion.

Furthermore, for the “Common Factors” and “Evidence-Based Treatments” sections, students should utilize reputable sources to enhance those sections of the paper. That may include a textbook or peer-reviewed journal article(s).

See below for a detailed outline of what should be included in this essay:
Introduction introduce the topic of the paper and indicate what will be discussed in the body.
Common Factors – Please share a thorough description of each of Lamberts four common factors. Elaboration and specificity is encouraged in order to display full comprehension. Comments regarding the research used to identify the Common Factors will enhance your explanation. Please utilize reputable sources to enhance this section of your paper. That may include a textbook or peer-reviewed journal article(s). Be sure to use your own words (paraphrase) when sharing content from outside sources.
Leveraging Common Factors – Please discuss how you would leverage these common factors to ensure that your clients improve significantly. In other words, what specific actions would you take as the therapist to maximize the impact of these factors? Please offer suggestions for general stylistic choices you would make as a therapist as well as specific interventions or treatment methods you may select. Please elaborate on several actions you could take and be specific in order to demonstrate your practical knowledge and ideas about treatment planning. Feel free to use reputable sources (textbooks or peer-reviewed journal articles) if desired.
Evidence-Based Treatments – 1) Please discuss the value that evidence-based treatments bring to the field of counseling. 2) Also, how can evidence-based treatments work hand-in-hand with the common factors? In what ways might evidence-based treatments and common factors be in opposition? Please utilize reputable sources to enhance this section of your paper. That may include a textbook or peer-reviewed journal article(s). Be sure to use your own words (paraphrase) when sharing content from outside sources.
Conclusion provide a few brief closing sentences to conclude the essay.

TIPS ON HOW TO WRITE ESSAY
Common Factors – Please share a thorough description of each of Lamberts four common factors. Elaboration and specificity is encouraged in order to display full comprehension. Comments regarding the research used to identify the Common Factors will enhance your explanation. Please utilize reputable sources to enhance this section of your paper. That may include a textbook or peer-reviewed journal article(s). Be sure to use your own words (paraphrase) when sharing content from outside sources.

TIP: Lamberts common factors are: client factors, therapeutic relationship, therapeutic model, and hope/placebo effect. Youll want to look up some research articles on these four factors, since Lambert looked at tons of outcome research and found that the presence of these 4 factors is what explains the change that happens in therapy most.  Once you understand these 4 factors, tell me about them in your paper, being sure to provide in-text citations for your assertions.

      Leveraging Common Factors – Please discuss how you would leverage these common factors to ensure that your clients improve significantly. In other words, what specific actions would you take as the therapist to maximize the impact of these factors? Please offer suggestions for general stylistic choices you would make as a therapist as well as specific interventions or treatment methods you may select. Please elaborate on several actions you could take and be specific in order to demonstrate your practical knowledge and ideas about treatment planning. Feel free to use reputable sources (textbooks or peer-reviewed journal articles) if desired.

TIP: Through the use of your knowledge gained thus far and/or through textbooks and journal articles, how does a therapist get the most out of therapy by harnessing these factors? For example, if I want to be sure that my client improves in therapy, and I want to foster the therapeutic relationship (factor #2), how should I go about doing that? Is there any research that tells me how to improve the therapeutic rapport and relationship I have with my client? Another example for client factors (factor #1) might be, how would I go about helping the client feel motivated for therapy? Or how would I help improve the client’s emotional or support resources? For factor #3, how would I ensure that I am using my therapeutic model to the best of my ability? And for factor #4, how do I best help my client have a sense of hope?

In essence, the question for this subheading is, “If you were a practicing therapist today, and you knew that these 4 factors are what help people change and grow the most, how would you make sure to leverage these in therapy and be sure youre taking steps to ensure your clients benefit from therapy?” Please ensure that outside sources are properly credited with APA in-text citations.

      Evidence-Based Treatments – 1) Please discuss the value that evidence-based treatments bring to the field of counseling. 2) Also, how can evidence-based treatments work hand-in-hand with the common factors? In what ways might evidence-based treatments and common factors be in opposition? Please utilize reputable sources to enhance this section of your paper. That may include a textbook or peer-reviewed journal article(s). Be sure to use your own words (paraphrase) when sharing content from outside sources.

TIP: Share what value you see in evidence-based treatments. Talk about how you see evidence-based treatments working to enhance these 4 common factors, and talk about if they are in opposition at all. You don’t have to have any specific evidence-based treatment in mind – rather, this is just a question asking to what degree the evidence-based treatment framework can work to hand-in-hand with ensuring that all 4 common factors are present in the treatment.

      Conclusion provide a few brief closing sentences to conclude the essay.