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Course Information

PST405 Psychotherapy research

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2010

Extent and Intensity

2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Matúš Bieščad, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Supervisor

prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology - Faculty of Social Studies

Timetable

Fri 22. 10. 10:00–15:40 U23, Fri 19. 11. 10:00–15:40 U23, Fri 3. 12. 10:00–15:40 U23

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 16 student(s).
Current registration and enrollment status: enrolled: 3/16, only registered: 0/16

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Psychotherapeutic Studies (programme FSS, N-PS)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to interpret current empirical psychotherapy outcome and process research findings. Students recognize the methodological breadth of the outcome and process research, and will be able to critically assess some current research findings. During seminars, students will gain the experience of the outcome assessment in routine practice as well as analyse the psychotherapeutic session transcript using the particular rating scales.

Syllabus

• 1st Bloc – 1. Introduction to the psychotherapy research – background, social context, history 2. Outcome research. Paradigms of the evidence-based practice and the practice-based evidence 3. Outcome measures. Instruments specifically develop for the outcome assessment. 4. Psychotherapy outcome research designs. Randomised control trial (RCT), variations of the RCTs 5. Alternatives to the RCTs: Case studies n = 1; naturalistic and practice research, qualitative outcome research 2nd Bloc - 6. Accumulation of the outcome research findings. Meta-analysis and review studies 7. “Dose-effect” research and the “patient-focused research” 8. Outcome assessment in routine practice: selection of the instrument, criterion of the individual therapeutic change, presentation of the results 9. Predictors of the psychotherapeutic outcomes. Impact of the therapist. 10. Empirically supported (validated) therapies. Advantages and disadvantages. 3rd Bloc - 11. Process research – introduction. Methodological problems of the psychotherapy process research 12. Measures of the psychotherapeutic process. Participated and non-participated measures. 13. Process-outcome research. Variables moderated and mediated psychotherapeutic outcome. 14. Intensive research of the therapeutic process. Descriptive process research. 15. Testing the therapeutic change theories and the mechanisms of the therapeutic process. 16. Conclusion, feedback

Literature

• TIMUĽÁK, Ladislav. Současný výzkum psychoterapie. 1. vyd. Praha: Triton, 2005. 280 s. ISBN 80-7254-707-0. info

Teaching methods

Lectures explaining and illustrating the methods and results of psychotherapy research, practical demonstrating

Assessment methods

Extent: 1/1 Teaching: the subject will be taught in the three classes (23. 10., 6. 11. and 4. 12. at 10,00 a.m. – 3,40 p.m.) Closing: exam / 6 credits

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials

Teacher's information

ADDITIONAL LITERATURE / dalsia literatura Vymětal, J. (2004). Výzkum v psychoterapii. In: Vymětal, J et al.: Obecná psychoterapie (2. vyd.). Praha: Grada, s. 127-152. Kratochvíl, S. (2001).. Praha: Portál. (časť venovaná výskumu – s. 315-353) (aj novšie vydania knihy) Schwartz, B. & Flowers, J. V. (2007). Ako zlyháva terapeut. Trenčín: Vydavateľstvo F. (odborná kniha určená psychoterapeutom v praxi, kde na základe výsledkov skúmania v psychoterapii autori uvádzajú 50 spôsobov, ako dochádza k predčasnému ukončeniu terapie) Timuľák, L. (2003a). Súčasné trendy vo výskume psychoterapie: I. Výskum efektu psychoterapie. Česká a slovenská psychiatrie, 99, 146-154. Timuľák, L. (2003b). Súčasné trendy vo výskume psychoterapie: II. Výskum procesu psychoterapie. Česká a slovenská psychiatrie, 99, 194-202. Vymětal, J. (1994). Výzkum v psychoterapii. Čs. Psychiatrie, 90, 225-234. Lambert, M. J. (Ed.). (2004). Bergin and Garfield’s Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (5th ed.). New York: Wiley. Norcross, J. (Ed.). (2002). Psychotherapy relationships that work: Therapist contributions and responsiveness to patients. London: Oxford University Press. Ogles, B., Lambert, M. J., & Fields, S. A. (2002). Essential of outcome assessment. New York: Wiley. Wampold, B. E. (2001). The great psychotherapy debate. Mahwah: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.

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