PSYd0136 Clinical psychology: psychotherapy research I

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
0/0/0. 15 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hynek Cígler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. Mgr. Stanislav Ježek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. MUDr. Jan Roubal, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to provide student with advanced knowledge regarding research methods, instruments, and procedures, as well as important empirical findings in the area of psychotherapy research.
Learning outcomes
After the completion of the course, students will be able to:
- characterize the main traditions and actual research foci in psychotherapy research
- choose a suitable instrument to address a particular research problem
- suggest a research design to answer a particular research question
- reflect limitations of commonly used research methods and instruments
Syllabus
  • 1. Historical, methodological, and conceptual aspects of psychotherapy research
  • 2. Assessment of psychotherapy outcome
  • 3. Methods to study psychotherapy process
  • 4. Variables connected with clients, therapists, and the therapeutic process
  • 5. Qualitative methods in psychotherapy research
  • 6. Practice-oriented research
  • 7. Negative effects of psychotherapy
Literature
    required literature
  • Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behaviour change. Edited by Michael J. Lambert. 6th ed. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, 2013, xii, 851. ISBN 9781118038208. info
  • COOPER, Mick. Essential research findings in counselling and psychotherapy : the facts are friendly. London: SAGE, 2008, xiii, 239. ISBN 9781847870438. URL info
  • TIMUĽÁK, Ladislav. Současný výzkum psychoterapie. Translated by Michal Ivanovský. 1. vydání. Praha: Triton, 2005, 280 stran. ISBN 8072547070. info
Teaching methods
Assigned reading, consultations.
Assessment methods
Acquisition of the required knowledge will be assessed through an interview. It is expected that the student will study two of the abovementioned topics and will be able to talk about them continuously (10-15 minutes per topic). The role of the teacher is not to test specific knowledge, but to assess the overall orientation of the student in the given topic. It is assumed that the student demonstrates both the orientation in the given topic on a general level (principles, methods, findings, ...) and the ability to apply this knowledge to the solution of selected sub-topic (eg., their own dissertation project).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Spring 2024, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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