Methodology, design, and evaluation in psychotherapy research - a summary of chapter 2 of Bergin and Garfield’s Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change
M. J. Lambert (Ed.), Bergin and Garfield’s Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change 6th editionChapter 2Methodology, design, and evaluation in psychotherapy researchTherapy researchers should make consistent use of designs in which patient, therapists, and type of treatment are independent variables and dependent variables are examined over time. The scientists practitioner Treatment outcome research methods within psychology developed largely from the fundamental commitment of clinical psychologists to a scientist-practitioner model for training and professional practice.Arguably, the scientist-practitioner model provides the framework (the adaption and refinement of the methods and guidelines of science) for continuously improving the clinical services offered to clients across the globe.Empirical evaluation of the efficacy and effectiveness of therapy is typically considered necessary before widespread utilization can be sanctioned.The role is intended to foster service provides who evaluate their interventions scientifically and researchers who study applied questions and interpret their findings with an understanding of the richness and complexity of human experience.For treatment outcome studies to be meaningful, they must reflect both a fit within the guidelines of science and an understanding of the subtleties of human experience and behaviour change. The field has developed a set of criteria to be...
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