65th Annual Conference

Thursday, February 21

Afternoon Open Sessions

2:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M.

Session 304

Current Research in Group Psychotherapy

Presented under the auspices of the AGPA Research SIG
 

Chair:         

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

Title: The impact of initial group therapy attendance on individual treatment completion

Authors: Heather Schloss, M.A. and David Haaga, Ph.D., American University

Title: A study of children referred for social skills groups: Who they are, what they think, and what we can do for them

Authors: Melissa Greene, Ph.D., Jo Hariton, Ph.D., & Courtney Berry, M.A., Weill Cornell Medical College and New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Title: Predictive validity of the Group Selection Questionnaire

Authors: Jeffrey Elder, Ph.D. candidate, Robert Gleave, Ph.D., & Gary Burlingame, Ph.D., Counseling Center, Brigham Young University

Title: Individual, process, and outcome variables in group counseling: Results of SEM

Author: Zipora Shechtman, Ph.D., University of Haifa, Israel

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Title: Changes in object relations following time focused group psychotherapy with women who experienced childhood trauma

Author: Gerardine Curtin, Ph.D., Health Service Executive West, Ireland

Title: Update on reducing violence: The violence prevention community meeting

Author: Marilyn Lanza, Ph.D., Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital

Title: Bridging the research-practice gap: Developing clinically relevant research questions and methods in collaboration with practicing group therapists

Author: Mandy Blott, M.A., Duquesne University and Georgia State University

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

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:

1. 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.

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

3. Burlingame, G., Strauss, B., & Johnson, J. (in press). Evidence-based group treatment: Matching models and disorders.  Washington DC: American Psychological Association.