Goldfried, MR, Burckell, LA and Eubanks-Carter, C. (2003). Therapist self-disclosure in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, special issue: In Session, 59(5), 555-568. Self-disclosure plays an important role in the bond between therapist and client. This helps facilitate positive changes in clients and contributes to positive treatment outcomes. Self-disclosure improves motivation and expectations. The authors of this article discuss how self-disclosure in the context of cognitive-behavioral theories (CBT) uses reinforcement and modeling techniques to accurately reveal itself. These techniques have proven useful as therapeutic interventions. They discuss how research has shown that behavior change is directly linked to its consequences. They argue that therapists should consider their own motivation to self-disclose and set boundaries. Therapists should never put their own needs ahead of those of the client. They are careful to emphasize that self-talk alone cannot affect the outcome of treatment. Self-disclosure is only effective if it is used appropriately and only if it is used when necessary. How much information is disclosed and when it is disclosed is also important. Therapists should draw a clear line on the amount of privacy to include in their therapeutic disclosure to ensure that no inappropriate boundaries are crossed. The authors suggest two rules of thumb to follow when disclosing information: (a) "Why do I want to say what I am about to say" and (b) "What will be the likely impact on the client » (p. 567).Watson, JC and Gellar, SM (2005). The relationship between relational conditions, the working alliance, and outcomes in both the experiential process and...... middle of article ...... likely to terminate treatment. Works Cited Goldfried, MR, Burckell, LA and Eubanks-Carter, C. (2003). Therapist self-disclosure in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Journal of Clinical Psychology, special issue: in session, 59(5), 555-568. Watson, JC and Gellar, SM (2005). The relationship between relational conditions, working alliance, and outcomes of process-experiential and cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Research 15(1-2), 25-33. Hughes, A. and Kendall, P. (2007). Predicting cognitive-behavioral treatment outcomes for children with anxiety disorders: Therapeutic relationships and homework compliance. Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy 35, 487-494.Shrik, S. and McMakin, D. (2008). Alliance and outcomes in cognitive-behavioral therapy for adolescent depression. Journal of Child and Adolescent Clinical Psychology 37(3), 631-639.