Here you will find information about our international program of research on the family therapy alliance.Specifically, this website contains research literature, references about the family therapy alliance, and an observational research instrument called "SOFTA" (System for Observing Family Therapy Alliances). Other research instruments related to therapy process research are also available.

Here you have the answers to the some basic questions about the SOFTA:

What is the SOFTA?
What is the therapeutic alliance?
Is therapeutic alliance important for family therapy?
What is the SOFTA-o?
How does the SOFTA-o operate?
How much time of training is needed for using the SOFTA-o?
What is the e-SOFTA?
What is the SOFTA-s?
Are the SOFTA instruments reliable and valid research tools?
Why are the measures in both English and Spanish?
What are the clinical applications of the SOFTA?