Working Alliance Inventory Fact Sheet
The Working Alliance Inventory (WAI) is a widely used rating scale designed to measure the working alliance between counselors and their clients during therapy sessions. The client form includes items covering three domains: bond, goal, and task. Clients indicate their opinions about their counselors and the counseling sessions. The rights to use the WAI must be obtained from the author.
Contact information:
Adam O. Horvath, Ed.D.
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive
Burnaby, BC, Canada
V5A 1S6
adam_horvath_a@sfu.ca
Reference:
Horvath AO, & Greenberg LS. (1989). Development and validation of the Working Alliance Inventory. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 36, 223-233.
