摘要：This work represents the beginning of a new way of studying the processes that can explain therapeutic change. The method
used is the observation and analysis of therapeutic sessions recorded directly and developed within a behavioural
framework. The category system seeks to permit a functional analysis of the therapist-client interaction which will enable
the identification of learning processes that operate in the clinical setting and explain success in therapy. Outcomes are
provisional, but suggest the utility of this research line for the comprehension of the clinical phenomenon and highlight the
importance of associative learning processes in therapeutic change.
