Possibilities to enhance training practice through research

Vol.10,No.2(2016)
Psychotherapy competencies and psychotherapist education (thematic issue)

Abstract

Although psychotherapy is claimed to be scientifically based, this aspect is often neglected in psychotherapy training. This text explores possibilities of integrating research findings and procedures into psychotherapy trainings (and into the education of psychotherapists in general) in seven areas: (1) the knowledge of the contemporary empirical base of psychotherapy, (2) case formulation and intervention planning using research findings, (3) the use of feedback on clients’ progress in therapy, (4) conducting high-quality case studies, (5) trainees’ active involvement in large-scale research projects, (6) the knowledge of findings on therapist professional development, and (7) research on the training process itself.

Tomáš Řiháček, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic e-mail: rihacek@gmail.com

Leoš Zatloukal, Palacký University in Olomouc, Dalet, Olomouc, Czech Republic e-mail: leos.zatloukal@dalet.cz


Keywords:
bridging research and practice; psychotherapy training; research
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