Research for the Psychotherapist: From Science to Practice

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1138049492 ISBN 13: 9781138049499

Publisher: Routledge, 2018

While empirical, scientific research has much to offer to the practice-oriented therapist in training, it is often difficult to effectively engage the trainee, beginning practitioner, or graduate student in the subject of research. This fully revised and expanded edition of Research for the Psychotherapist is an engaging, accessible guide that bridges the gap between gathering, analyzing, presenting, and discussing research and incorporating that research into practice. The authors present concise chapters that distill research findings and clearly apply them to practical issues, while also helping readers progress as consumers of relevant research.

About the Author:

Jay Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, is senior scholar and senior therapist at the Family Institute at Northwestern and clinical professor of psychology at Northwestern University. He is editor-in-chief of Family Process and has authored/edited 7 books including Couple and Family Therapy, Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, Handbook of Family Therapy, and Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. He served as president of the Society of Couple and Family Psychology and has received the Society’s Family Psychologist of the Year award as well as the American Family Therapy Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Paul Jenkins is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years’ professional experience. He is an associate professor of psychology at National University, serving as regional lead and practicum coordinator for the Master of Arts in Counseling program in Rancho Cordova, and has a private psychotherapy practice in Sacramento, California.

Review:

"The field of psychotherapy has struggled in its attempts to close the gap between research and practice. Although the practicing clinician and psychotherapy researcher are both interested in how to help people in distress, they all too often fail to benefit from each other’s contributions. This thoughtful and invaluable review of clinical research findings, tailored specifically for the practicing clinician, represents a most important step in closing this gap." Marvin R. Goldfried, PhD, distinguished professor, Psychology Department, Stony Brook University

"Lebow and Jenkin’s 2nd edition of Research for the Psychotherapist comes at just the right time―when all clinicians are asked to be knowledgeable about the evidence that our treatments are effective and informed by science. Thank you, Lebow and Jenkins, for making psychotherapy research eminently understandable! They help us see why it is so important to test various approaches to vexing human problems. And they instill a value about the importance of systematic study to the day-to-day reality of being an effective psychotherapist. Lebow and Jenkins help us move toward greater integration of science and practice by making the science clear and understandable and the issues that drive its quality fascinating and worthy of our attention. If you want to become a better therapist, read this book!"
Susan McDaniel, PhD ABPP, Dr. Laurie Sands Distinguished Professor of Families & Health, director, Institute for the Family, Department of Psychiatry, vice chair, Department of Family Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center