PST405 Psychotherapy research

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2013
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. PhDr. Zbyněk Vybíral, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Leoš Zatloukal, Ph.D. et Ph.D. (lecturer)
PhDr. Ester Danelová (assistant)
Mgr. Lenka Maruniaková (assistant)
Mgr. Zuzana Šilhanová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Tomáš Řiháček, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
each even Monday 8:00–11:40 AVC
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
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- be knowledgeable of various types of psychotherapy research, research designs and measuring instruments;
- find, process and interpret critically empirical findings in the area of psychotherapy;
- summarize and interpret basic empirical findings in psychotherapy;
- interconnect research with practice, heading for research-informed psychotherapeutic practice;
Syllabus
  • (1) History nad social context of psychotherapy research. Basic classification of psychotherapy research. Research on outcome: RCT, naturalistic research plans, control group problem. Clinically significant change. Meta-analysis.
  • (2) Process-outcome research. Client and therapist variables. Specific and common factors. „Aptitude-treatment interaction” (ATI) research.
  • (3) Psychotherapy process research. N=1 research, case studies. Testing theories of therapeutic change.
  • (4) qualitative research in psychotherapy: approaches in qualitative research, examples, qualitative meta-analysis.
  • (5) Psychotherapist development research: research on psychotherapy trainings, supevision, theoretical orientation choice, professional development. Activities of the Center for Psychotherapy Research at the Dept. of Psychology, FSS MU.
  • (6) Research-practice relationship: possibilities of utilizing research in practice, several important findings, the problem of empirically validated therapies (EVT).
Literature
    required literature
  • 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
    recommended literature
  • Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change. Edited by Michael J. Lambert. 5th ed. New York, NY: Wiley, 2004, x, 854. ISBN 9780471377559. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, discussions, homework, reading.
Assessment methods
Seminar presentation, written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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