PSYC 405: Creating a Working Alliance A PLAN FOR
IMPLEMENTING A WORKING ALLIANCE 2025-2026 Athabasca
University
A Plan for Implementing a Working Alliance
Avinaash Parmar
Department of Psychology, Athabasca University
PSYC 405: Creating a Working Alliance
Dr. Maureen McCallum
, Introduction
The establishment of a strong working alliance is a collaborative effort. Individuals seek
the help of a counselor to achieve change. A robust working alliance encourages introspection
and the revelation of pertinent information, consequently making individuals feel ready to try
new approaches for dealing with a problem situation (Hiebert, 2005). Once the counselor and
client begin a session, they engage in a conversation aimed at targeting the problem situation.
Purposeful work forms the foundation of this interaction. Sequentially, this work prompts a
working alliance between the counselor and client.
In this paper, the integration of a working alliance between a Tim Hortons employee and
a counselor is planned. The context includes specifying the proposal of a working alliance and a
description of the setting and characters involved along with supplementary information. Next,
the plan involves a description of the intentions, how the plan is linked to working alliance
literature, and how the goals, process, and skills relate to the information learned in the course.
Thereafter, the evaluation plan highlights how success will be measured. Lastly, a maintenance
plan is formulated to describe the strategy that will be used to maintain a strong working
alliance.
Context
A plan to implement a working alliance between a fast-food worker and a counselor has
been organized. The worker is experiencing an array of issues at the workplace, including
ownership neglect, favoritism, inefficient management techniques, and disrespect; all of which
are contributing to feelings of discontent. The main players include the client, the store
managers, the store owner, and fellow staff members. Store managers are reportedly lazy,
delegating their responsibilities to their subordinates instead of pitching in to help. Further, there
IMPLEMENTING A WORKING ALLIANCE 2025-2026 Athabasca
University
A Plan for Implementing a Working Alliance
Avinaash Parmar
Department of Psychology, Athabasca University
PSYC 405: Creating a Working Alliance
Dr. Maureen McCallum
, Introduction
The establishment of a strong working alliance is a collaborative effort. Individuals seek
the help of a counselor to achieve change. A robust working alliance encourages introspection
and the revelation of pertinent information, consequently making individuals feel ready to try
new approaches for dealing with a problem situation (Hiebert, 2005). Once the counselor and
client begin a session, they engage in a conversation aimed at targeting the problem situation.
Purposeful work forms the foundation of this interaction. Sequentially, this work prompts a
working alliance between the counselor and client.
In this paper, the integration of a working alliance between a Tim Hortons employee and
a counselor is planned. The context includes specifying the proposal of a working alliance and a
description of the setting and characters involved along with supplementary information. Next,
the plan involves a description of the intentions, how the plan is linked to working alliance
literature, and how the goals, process, and skills relate to the information learned in the course.
Thereafter, the evaluation plan highlights how success will be measured. Lastly, a maintenance
plan is formulated to describe the strategy that will be used to maintain a strong working
alliance.
Context
A plan to implement a working alliance between a fast-food worker and a counselor has
been organized. The worker is experiencing an array of issues at the workplace, including
ownership neglect, favoritism, inefficient management techniques, and disrespect; all of which
are contributing to feelings of discontent. The main players include the client, the store
managers, the store owner, and fellow staff members. Store managers are reportedly lazy,
delegating their responsibilities to their subordinates instead of pitching in to help. Further, there
