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November, 2008 | SAGE Publications Ltd

Research in Psychotherapy and Counselling


Laco Timulak
- Trinity College, Ireland
232 pages | November, 2008 | SAGE Publications Ltd
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`With the increasing emphasis on conducting research that makes a difference to governmental and other policy organisations, it seems likely that the kinds of methodologies introduced by Timulak will be of growing interest to researchers. In this respect, the book will be at the cutting edge of developments in counselling and psychotherapy research' - Professor Mick Cooper, University of Strathclyde

Doing Research in Counselling & Psychotherapy is a guide to methods used in studying the outcomes and processes of therapy. Introducing a range of methodologies which are used internationally, the author describes different research designs and illustrates them through examples of actual studies. Presenting the findings from key studies, he clearly demonstrates the usefulness of the research in therapeutic practice.

Doing Research in Counselling & Psychotherapy is ideal for researchers and for students on courses in counselling, psychotherapy, clinical and counselling psychology and psychiatry.

Ladislav Timulak is course director of the MSc in Counselling Psychology at Trinity College, Dublin. He previously worked at the University of Trnava, Slovakia, and has extensive practical experience in the field of counselling and psychotherapy, as well as experience in conducting psychotherapy research and training.

PART 1: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING OUTCOME RESEARCH
Instruments Used for Measuring Psychotherapy and Counselling Outcome
Randomized Control Trials (RCTs)
Alternatives to Randomized Control Trials
Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews
Empirically Supported Treatments
Dose-Effect Research
Client and Therapist Characteristics and the Effect of Psychotherapy
PART 2: PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING PROCESS RESEARCH
Instruments Used in Psychotherapy and Counselling Process Research Instruments
Some Methodological Problems of Researching Therapy Process
Process-Outcome Research
Descriptive Investigation of Therapeutic Process
Testing Theories of Therapeutic Change and Therapeutic Mechanisms
PART 3: CONTEXT AND PRACTICE
Research on the Context of Psychotherapy and Counselling
Research and Practice Link