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Advanced Research Methods in Counseling Psychology: Empirical Validation and Research Skills

This course covers the application of research designs and statistical analyses in counseling psychology, focusing on consuming and conducting psychological research. Topics include psychotherapy outcome research, interpreting therapy outcome studies, and evidence-based practice. Students will develop research skills through reviewing literature, formulating research questions, and presenting research projects. Evaluation will be based on written assignments, class presentations, and critical analysis of research articles. Class resources include the instructor's website.

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Advanced Research Methods in Counseling Psychology: Empirical Validation and Research Skills

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  1. EPSY 8334 Research in Counseling Psychology

  2. Class Goals • Application of Research Designs and Statistical Analyses • Consume psychological research • Conduct psychological research

  3. Class Objective #1 • Psychotherapy Outcome Research • Issues in conducting and interpreting therapy outcome studies: Experimental designs • Applicability of “empirically validated” treatments to practice: • The therapy manual • Evidence-based practice in psychology: APA 2006

  4. Class Objective #2 • Development of Research Skills • Interpretation of Methods and Results sections: Correlational designs • Conceptualization of research question(s) • Review and synthesis of the literature • Development of logical framework that leads to research question • Research project presentation skills

  5. Products • Class Attendance and Participation: Discussion assignments (page 5) • Written Assignments • Two Short Review/Synthesis Papers

  6. Products • Class Presentation: Research Proposal • Class Presentation: Manual Empirically Validated Treatment

  7. Written Assignments • Evaluate research articles in your area of interest • Evaluate a research article that reports on the development of a scale, preferably of a construct in your area of interest

  8. Short Review/Synthesis Papers • Identify a research question that can be answered by reviewing a series of research articles (8 to 12 articles) • Write a two-to-three, double-spaced page essay

  9. Examples of Questions • What is the incidence of eating disorders among adolescent girls? • Is career indecision as measured by the CDS a multifactorial or a one-dimensional construct? • What are the predictors of college attainment among Hispanic students? • To what extent is anxiety associated with career indecision? • Are there gender differences in the relation of self-esteem to depression?

  10. Research Proposal • Research Topic Outline Progress Report – Page 2 handout • Class Presentation Research Study Outline- Page 3 handout

  11. Therapy Manual: Presentation • Identify a Manual of a recognized empirically validated treatment • Describe/critique manual • Provide overview of characteristics of studies conducted to validate the treatment

  12. Class Resources • Instructor’s web site http://www.coe.uh.edu/arbona/index.htm Courses: EPSY 8334

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