FSS:PSYn4160 Psychotherapy research - Course Information
PSYn4160 Psychotherapy research
Faculty of Social StudiesAutumn 2024
- Extent and Intensity
- 1/1/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- Mgr. Michal Čevelíček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Petr Doležal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies - Prerequisites
- ! PST405 Psychotherapy research
The course has no formal prerequisites. However, Bachelor-level knowledge of methodology is expected (research designs, methods of data analysis). - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Psychology (programme FSS, N-PS)
- Psychology (programme FSS, N-PSY)
- Course objectives
- The aim of the course is to introduce students to research in psychotherapy and counseling with an emphasis on the practical use of methods and findings.
- Learning outcomes
- At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand various types of psychotherapy research, research designs, and instruments;
- search for and critically assess empirical findings in psychotherapy;
- summarize and interpret main empirical findings in psychothearpy;
- connect research and practice; be able to aim for research-informed practice. - Syllabus
- - Historical and social context of psychotherapy research. Main kinds of psychotherapy research and research designs.
- - Examples of outcome studies.
- - Outcome research: meta-analyses, Dodo bird effect, dose-effect relatiohsnip. Common factors and their relationship to techniques.
- - Measurement of psychotherapy change: standardized measures, idiosyncratic methods, and qualitative methods.
- - Psychotherapy process research, helpful and hindering events in the therapeutic process.
- - Deterioration effect and adverse effects of psychotherapy.
- - Case studies and N=1 research.
- - Qualitative research in psychotherapy.
- - Research on psychotherapist development and psychotherapy trainings, therapist effect.
- - Presentation of selected studies conducted in the Center for Psychotherapy Research, Brno
- Literature
- required literature
- TIMUĽÁK, Ladislav. Současný výzkum psychoterapie. Translated by Michal Ivanovský. 1. vydání. Praha: Triton, 2005, 280 stran. ISBN 8072547070. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures, reading, practical exercises, and discussions.
- Assessment methods
- Presentation of a selected empirical study, semester paper, and an oral exam.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Povinný předmět profilace Psychoterapie a klinická psychologie. - Teacher's information
- http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/studium.html
For detailed information, see the interactive syllabus.
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