67th Annual Conference

Friday, February 26

Session 307

Research SIG Open Session

Presented under the auspices of the AGPA Research SIG

Chair:

Jennifer E. Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor (Research), Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 

Panelists:

Lorie A. Ritschel, Ph.D., Emory University School of Medicine, with Steven Snow, Ph.D., Edward Craighead, Ph.D.

"Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Adolescents: Implementation and Preliminary Outcomes"

Richard O'Neill, Ph.D., CGP, SUNY Upstate Medical University, with Susan Gantt, Ph.D., Jennifer Johnson, Ph.D.

"The 'How This Group Works' Systems-Centered© Subgrouping Measure"

Zipora Shechtman, Ph.D., FAGPA, University of Haifa, Israel, with Amal Huri, Ph.D., Nathaniel Wade, Ph.D.

"Effectiveness of a forgiveness program for Arab Israeli adolescents in Israel"

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Gerardine Curtin, Ph.D., Clinical Practice, Ireland, with Karen Trew, Ph.D., Raman Kapur, Ph.D.

"Transformation and effectiveness: Qualitative change in object relational functioning following time focused group psychotherapy with women who experienced childhood trauma"

Chiu Ying-Hsiang, M.S., Kaohsiung Red Cross Nursery Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with Lin Keng-Chang, M.S.

"Group psychotherapy for the drug addicted on probation"

William  E. Piper, Ph.D., CGP, DFAGPA, University of British Columbia

"Process-Outcome Research in Group Therapies: Where Have All the Studies Gone?"

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able:

1. Critique the clinical utility of current group research.

2. Consider the implications of empirical findings for the practice of group psychotherapy.

3. Summarize recent findings in group psychotherapy research and outline directions for future inquiry.

4. Discuss important principles related to developing and conducting effective group therapies.

Course References:

Burlingame, G., MacKenzie, K., & Strauss, B. (2003).  Small group treatment: Evidence for effectiveness and mechanisms of change.  In M. Lambert (Ed.), Bergin and Garfield's Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change. 647-696. New York: Wiley.

Green, L. (2000). Group psychotherapy research: Current status and future trends on the dawn of a new millennium.  Group. 24(2-3), 157-165.

Johnson, J. (2008). using research supported group treatments.  Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session, 64, 1206-1224.