Psychotherapy Research Program Research Articles

Updates on the Status of a Research Program on Psychodynamic Child Psychotherapy: An Addendum

ABSTRACT This addendum will provide an update on the status of a naturalistic process-outcome psychotherapy research program developed at Istanbul Bilgi University Psychotherapy Center, a university-based outpatient mental health clinic. The research program investigates treatment processes in psychodynamic child psychotherapy, with a particular focus on psychodynamic techniques, mentalization processes, therapeutic alliance and symbolic play. The research is integrated in the treatment context, with detailed baseline clinical assessment and therapeutic process tools that are meant to inform clinical practice. The aim of the research is to provide preliminary answers about the effective components of psychodynamic child psychotherapy. The details of the research set-up, the development of the program and findings from studies will be shared.

Jeremy David Safran (1952–2018).

Present an obituary for Jeremy David Safran (1952-2018). In 1993, Safran became full professor and director of clinical training at the New School for Social Research. At the New School, he developed the program with an affiliation to Beth Israel Medical Center, where he was a principal consultant on a psychotherapy research program founded by Arnold Winston and directed by me. In 2001, Jeremy completed psychoanalytic training at the New York University Postdoctoral Program. Subsequently, he cofounded (with Lewis Aron and Adrienne Harris) the Sandor Ferenczi Center at the New School, became president of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, and served as associate editor for Psychoanalytic Dialogues. Jeremy's efforts and collaborations regarding emotion and interpersonal process laid the foundation for our own collaboration regarding ruptures in the therapeutic alliance. Our aim was to promote a "second generation" of alliance research that went beyond demonstrating its predictive validity and could be applied across treatment orientations to redress failure rates. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Alliance Negotiation Scale and Psychotherapy Process and Outcome.

This study examines the validity of the Alliance Negotiation Scale (ANS) in a psychotherapy research program. Analyses were designed to evaluate the relationship between the ANS and psychotherapy process and outcome variables. Data were collected in a metropolitan psychotherapy research program. Participants completed 30 sessions of therapy, postsession assessments, and a battery of measures at intake and termination. Relationships were found between the ANS and session outcome, working alliance, and the presence of ruptures and their resolution. Relationships emerged between the ANS and treatment outcome on measures of psychiatric distress and interpersonal problems. The ANS demonstrated relationships with several psychotherapy process and outcome variables. The ANS was the most differentiated from the working alliance on measures of interpersonal functioning and in discriminating personality disorder pathology. These results extend previous findings on the ANS' psychometric integrity, and offer new data on the relationship between negotiation and treatment outcome.

Quantitative naturalistic methods for detecting change points in psychotherapy research: An illustration with alliance ruptures

Analysis of change points in psychotherapy process could increase our understanding of mechanisms of change. In particular, naturalistic change point detection methods that identify turning points or breakpoints in time series data could enhance our ability to identify and study alliance ruptures and resolutions. This paper presents four categories of statistical methods for detecting change points in psychotherapy process: criterion-based methods, control chart methods, partitioning methods, and regression methods. Each method's utility for identifying shifts in the alliance is illustrated using a case example from the Beth Israel Psychotherapy Research program. Advantages and disadvantages of the various methods are discussed.

The Contributions of the Psychotherapy Process Q-set to Psychotherapy Research

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the year that the late Enrico Jones first published his manual for the Psychotherapy Process Q-set (PQS). The manual has since been published in Jones' landmark book, Therapeutic Action (2000), and was recently revised and updated by the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychotherapy Research Program. In this article, we mark the 25th anniversary of the PQS by reviewing both the early findings from the measure and more current research driven by those first findings.

A Relational Approach to Understanding Change: Plurality and Contextualism in a Psychotherapy Research Program

This paper presents a relational approach to understanding the self and change that represents a convergence of theoretical perspectives and developments in the literature regarding, for example, emotion, communication, attachment, child development, intersubjectivity, and social constructionism. It introduces the Beth Israel Brief Psychotherapy Research Program as a center for the study of the therapeutic relationship, specifically alliance ruptures and impasses. The program is designed to assess change on multiple dimensions by multiple measures from multiple perspectives and on three levels of analysis: ultimate, intermediate, and immediate outcome. The paper then presents a sampling of studies illustrating the work accomplished at each level. In addition, it outlines current and future investigatory endeavors and, in the process, suggests increased efforts to study the therapist subjective experience in the context of the therapeutic relationship, especially in the resolution of therapeutic alliance r...

A Relational Approach to Understanding Change: Plurality and Contextualism in a Psychotherapy Research Program

This paper presents a relational approach to understanding the self and change that represents a convergence of theoretical perspectives and developments in the literature regarding, for example, emotion, communication, attachment, child development, intersubjectivity, and social constructionism. It introduces the Beth Israel Brief Psychotherapy Research Program as a center for the study of the therapeutic relationship, specifically alliance ruptures and impasses. The program is designed to assess change on multiple dimensions by multiple measures from multiple perspectives and on three levels of analysis: ultimate, intermediate, and immediate outcome. The paper then presents a sampling of studies illustrating the work accomplished at each level. In addition, it outlines current and future investigatory endeavors and, in the process, suggests increased efforts to study the therapist subjective experience in the context of the therapeutic relationship, especially in the resolution of therapeutic alliance ruptures.

Counselor ratings of process and outcome in client-centered therapy.

Journal of Clinical PsychologyVolume 16, Issue 2 p. 210-213 Miscellaneous Paper Counselor ratings of process and outcome in client-centered therapy† Eugene T. Gendlin, Eugene T. Gendlin University of ChicagoSearch for more papers by this authorRichard H. Jenney, Richard H. Jenney University of ChicagoSearch for more papers by this authorJohn M. Shlien, John M. Shlien University of ChicagoSearch for more papers by this author Eugene T. Gendlin, Eugene T. Gendlin University of ChicagoSearch for more papers by this authorRichard H. Jenney, Richard H. Jenney University of ChicagoSearch for more papers by this authorJohn M. Shlien, John M. Shlien University of ChicagoSearch for more papers by this author First published: April 1960 https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(196004)16:2<210::AID-JCLP2270160228>3.0.CO;2-JCitations: 8 † Preliminary results of this project were presented at the American Psychological Association Convention, 1956, and in Counseling Center Discussion Paper, Vol. III, No. 15. The authors are indebted to the Wieboldt Foundation for generous support of this research in its early phase. Further analysis is made possible by the grant of the Ford Foundation (Psychotherapy Research Program), to the Counseling Center, University of Chicago. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume16, Issue2April 1960Pages 210-213 RelatedInformation

The psychotherapy research program at the Pennsylvania State University.

The psychotherapy research program at the Pennsylvania State University.