Cutting edge research in psychotherapy - methodology, results and future prospects 1600-SZD-SPEC-NBP-PS

Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
WG_01 - to the extent necessary for existing paradigms to be revised - a worldwide body of work, covering theoretical foundations as well as general and selected specific issues - relevant to a particular discipline
within the social sciences
WG_02 - the main development trends in the disciplines of the social sciences in which the education is provided
WG_03 - scientific research methodology in the field of the social sciences
WK_01 - fundamental dilemmas of modern civilisation from the perspective of the social sciences
Skills | The graduate is able to:
UK_05 - speaking a foreign language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages using the professional terminology specific to the discipline within the social sciences, to the extent enabling participation in an international scientific and professional environment
Social competences | The graduate is ready to
KO_01 - fulfilling the social obligations of researchers and creators
KO_02 - fulfilling social obligations and taking actions in the public interest, in particular in initiating actions in the public interest
KO_03 - think and acting in an entrepreneurial manner

Description of requirements related to participation in classes, including the
permitted number of explained absences: Presence is compulsory. Absence for 2 hours of classes is allowed.
Principles for passing the classes and the subject (including resit session): Based on attendance (required condition), multiple choice test (10 questions, max 50 points) and writing a research project on a given topic (6000-8000 characters, max 50 points).
Methods for the verification of learning outcomes: Test and research project.
Evaluation criteria: Criteria for the grades – points (grades) 96 - 100 (5.5), 89 – 95 (5.0), 82 – 88 (4.5), 75 – 81 (4.0), 68 - 74 (3.5), 60 – 67 (3.0)

#1. Psychotherapy process-outcome research. Crits-Christoph P., Gibbons M. B. C. (2021).
Psychotherapy process-outcome research: Advances in understanding causal connections. W: M. Barkham, W. Lutz & L. G. Castonguay (red.). Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change. John Wiley & Sons.Styła R. (2015).
Shape of the self-concept clarity change during group psychotherapy predicts the outcome: an empirical validation of the theoretical model of the self-concept change. Frontiers in Psychology 6(1598).
#2. Patient-focused research. Lutz W., de Jong K., Rubel J. A., Delgadillo J. (2021). Measuring, predicting, and tracking change in psychotherapy. W: M. Barkham, W. Lutz & L. G. Castonguay (red.). Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change. John Wiley & Sons.
#3. Research on training in psychotherapy. Knox S., Hill C. E. (2021).
Training and supervision in psychotherapy. W: M. Barkham, W. Lutz & L. G. Castonguay (red.). Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change. John Wiley & Sons.
#4. Research on synchrony in psychotherapy. Constantino M. J., Boswell, J. F., Coyne A. E. (2021).
Patient, therapist and relational factors. W: M. Barkham, W. Lutz & L. G. Castonguay (red.). Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change. John Wiley & Sons.Atzil-Slonim, D., Soma, C. S., Zhang, X., Paz, A., & Imel, Z. E. (2023).
Facilitating dyadic synchrony in psychotherapy sessions: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychotherapy Research, 33(7), 898-917.
#5. Therapists effects. Wampold B. E., Owen J. (2021).
Therapist effects: history, Methods, Magnitude, and Characteristics of Effective Therapists. W: M. Barkham, W. Lutz & L. G. Castonguay (red.). Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change. John Wiley & Sons.

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