Introduction to Psychological Treatments (PSY 545)
Schedule of readings

Last updated Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Date	Topic	Contents	Reading assignment (Within each topic, articles are listed in the order you might follow for your reading.)	Books, websites, & other resources for optional further study
1/18	Introduction	►  what a clinical psychologist does ►  skills of a clinical scientist ►  micro & macro factors in treatment	None
1/25	The role of a clinical scientist	►  some early history ►  contemporary trends	· Cushman, P. (1992). Psychotherapy to 1992: A historically situated interpretation. In D.K. Freedheim (Ed.), History of psychotherapy: A century of change (pp. 21-64). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. · Spruill, J., Rozensky, R.H., Stigall, T.T., Vasquez, M., Bingham, R.P., & Olvey, C.D.  (2004).  Becoming a competent clinician:  Basic competencies in intervention.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 741-754. · Roth, S.  (1990).  Psychotherapy:  The art of wooing nature (Chapter 1:  The personality of the therapist: Why practice an impossible profession?).  Northvale, NJ:  Jason Aronson.	Useful web pages: APA Division 12, Society of Clinical Psychology - APA's division focused on clinical psychology; includes a page on empirically-supported treatments. Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS) - an alliance of scientifically oriented, doctoral and internship training programs in clinical and health psychology.
2/1	The first session & the intake process	►  preparations before your client arrives ►  pragmatics and content of your first session ►  intake/assessment at the PSC	· Weiner, I.B. (1998).  Principles of psychotherapy (Chapters 1-3 & 7).  New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. · Roth, S.  (1990).  Psychotherapy:  The art of wooing nature (Chapter 5:  The initial interview).  Northvale, NJ:  Jason Aronson. · Bender, S.  (2003).  Becoming a therapist: What do I say, and why?  (Chapter 2, The first moments, pp. 19-25).  New York:  Guilford.
2/8	Clinical interviewing	►  structured and semi-structured clinical interviews	· Teyber, E.  (2006).  Interpersonal process in therapy:  An integrative model (5th ed.) (Chapter 2: Establishing a working alliance). Belmont, CA: Thomson Higher Education. · Beidel, D. C.  (1994).  Anxiety disorders.  In M. Hersen & S.M. Turner (Eds.), Diagnostic interviewing (pp. 55-77). New York: Plenum. [concentrate on the material following p. 59] · Morrison, J.R.  (1995). The first interview: Revised for DSM-IV (Appendix C:  Sample interview). New York: Guilford.	Miller, W.R., & Rollnick,, S.  (1998).  Motivational interviewing:  Preparing people for change.  Albuquerque, NM:  Horizon West Productions.  This DVD is available in the Social Work library. The relevant section is B: Phase 1: Opening Strategies, both Parts 1 & 2 (total time approximately 1.5 hrs).
2/15	Assessment, treatment planning,  and outcome evaluation	►  assessment throughout treatment ►  diagnosis and case formulation ►  treatment planning ►  choosing and monitoring outcomes	· Weiner, I. B.  (1998).  Principles of psychotherapy (2nd ed.), Chapter 5 (Evaluation and assessment) and Chapter 6 (The treatment contract).  New York:  John Wiley & Sons. · Lambert, M. J., & Hawkins, E. J.  (2004).  Measuring outcome in professional practice:  Considerations in selecting and using brief outcome measures.  Professional Psychology:  Research and Practice, 35, 492-499. · Woody, S.R., Detweiler-Bedell, J., Teachman, B.A., & O'Hearn, T.  (2004). Treatment planning in psychotherapy:  Taking the guesswork out of clinical care. Chapters 2-4 & 7, Developing a problem list, Treatment planning using a phase approach, Ongoing measurement, Iterative treatment planning and its applications.  New York: Guilford.  · Jongsma, A. E., Jr., & Peterson, L. M. (2003). The complete adult psychotherapy treatment planner (3rd ed.). New York: John Wiley.  [Review for discussion in class. This is primarily a reference book for your use in the future.]	Antony, M. M., & Barlow, D. H.  (Eds.) (2002).  Handbook of assessment and treatment planning for psychological disorders.  New York:  Guilford. [Each chapter covers a different set of disorders or problems and offers detailed advice about assessment instruments and the connection between assessment and treatment planning.] American Psychiatric Association. (2000).  Handbook of psychiatric measures (2nd ed.).  Washington, DC:  APA. [Although somewhat dated, this book contains a large list of rating scales and measures applicable to psychotherapy.] Newmark, C. S. (Ed.) (2005).  Major psychological assessment instruments (2nd ed.).  Austin, TX:  Pro-Ed. [In-depth descriptions and interpretations of many psychological measures.]
2/22	Ethics	►  APA ethics code ►  confidentiality ►  duty to warn ►  boundaries ►  professional competence	· American Psychological Association.  (2002).  Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct.  Washington, DC:  Author. · Ford, G.G.  (2006).  Ethical reasoning for mental health (Chapter 2: Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct; and Chapter 6: Ethical issues in psychotherapy and counseling).  Thousand Oaks, CA:  Sage Publications. · Koocher, G.P., & Keith-Spiegel, P. (2008). Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions: Standards and cases (3^rd ed.). (Chapter 2, Making ethical decisions and taking action, pp. 20-40). Oxford: Oxford University Press.	Koocher, G. P., & Keith-Spiegel, P.  (2008).  Ethics in psychology and the mental health professions:  Standards and cases (3rd ed.).  New York:  Oxford University Press. [This volume includes a comprehensive discussion of ethical issues in psychology, with many brief case examples..] Quattrochi, M.R., & Schopp, R.F. (2005). Tarasaurus rex: A standard of care that could not adapt. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 11, 109-137. [A bit heavy on the legal complexities, but a good resource if you want an updated discussion on the duty to warn.]
2/29	Diversity	►  attention to differences ►  cultural competence	· American Psychological Association. (2003).  Guidelines on multicultural education, training, research, practice, and organizational change for psychologists.  American Psychologist, 58, 377-402. · Cardemil, E.V., & Battle, C.L.  (2003).  Guess who's coming to therapy? Getting comfortable with conversations about race and ethnicity in psychotherapy.  Professional Psychology:  Research and Practice, 34, 278-286. · Gallardo, M.E., & McNeill, B.W. (Eds.)(2009). Intersections of multiple identities: A casebook of evidence-based practices (pp. 137-173). New York: Routledge. · Smith, L.  (2005).  Psychotherapy, classism, and the poor.  American Psychologist, 60, 687-696.	Zane, N., Nagayama Hall, G.C., Sue, S., Young, K., & Nunez, J.  (2004).  Research on psychotherapy with culturally diverse populations.  In M.J. Lambert (Ed.), Handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change (5th ed.) (pp. 767-804).  New York:  John Wiley & Sons. [Excellent summary resource that reviews research (as of 2004) on African Americans, American Indians, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans, discussion treatment outcome, treatment process, key therapist variables, and other treatment variables related to outcomes. Available on Ares.] Sue, D.W., Capodilupo, C.M., Torino, G.C., Bucceri, J.M., Holder, A.M.B., Nadal, K.L., & Esquilin, M. (2007). Racial microaggressions in everyday life.  American Psychologist, 62, 271-286. [Great example of how subtle and insidious prejudices can be. Available on Ares.]
3/7	Supervision & documentation	►  models and theories of supervision ►  supervision competencies ►  using supervision	· Falender, C.A., & Shafranske, E.P. (2004). Clinical supervision: A competency-based approach (Ch. 2: What makes for good supervision?). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. · Milne, D. (2009). Evidence-based clinical supervision: Principles and practice (Ch. 6: Learning from supervision, pp. 128-153). West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. · Beck, J.S., Sarnat, J.E., & Barenstein, V. (2008). Psychotherapy-based approaches to supervision. In C.A. Falender & E.P. Shafranske (Eds.), Casebook for clinical supervision: A competency-based approach (pp. 57-96). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
3/14	Spring Break
3/21	Evidence-based practice	►  psychotherapy and the scientific enterprise ►  history and nature of empirically-validated/supported treatments ►  efficacy vs. effectiveness ►  features in evaluating psychotherapies ►  challenges of dissemination	· Strupp, H. H., & Howard, K. I.  (1992).  A brief history of psychotherapy research.  In D. K. Freedheim (Ed.), History of psychotherapy:  A century of change (pp. 309-334).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association. APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice.  (2006).  Evidence-based practice in psychology.  American Psychologist, 61, 271-285. · Chambless, D. L., & Ollendick, T. H.  (2001).  Empirically supported psychological interventions:  Controversies and evidence.  Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 685-716. Reed, G. M., Kihlstrom, J. F., & Messer, S. B.  (2006).  What qualifies as evidence of effective practice?  In J. C. Norcross, L. E. Beutler, & R. F. Levant (Eds.), Evidence-based practices in mental health:  Debate and dialogue on the fundamental questions (pp. 13-55).  Washington, DC:  American Psychological Association.	Chambless, D.L. et al. (1996). An update on empirically validated therapies. The Clinical Psychologist, 49, 5-15. Chambless, D.L. et al. (1998). Update on empirically validated therapies, II. The Clinical Psychologist, 51, 3-16. Woody, S. R., & Sanderson, W. C. (Eds.) (1998).  Manuals for empirically supported treatments:  1998 update.  APA's Division 12. [These resources are available on the Division 12 website and list EST's and related resources.] The Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of APA) maintains a website that provides information on research-supported psychological treatments, organized by disorder and type of treatment. Truax, P., & Thomas, J. C.  (2003).  Effectiveness versus efficacy studies.  In J. C. Thomas & M. Hersen (Eds.), Understanding research in clinical and counseling psychology (pp. 343-377).  Mahwah, NJ:  Lawrence Erlbaum. [A clearly written description of strengths and weaknesses of both kinds of research.] Roth, A., & Fonagy, P. (Ed.) (2005).  What works for whom?  A critical review of psychotherapy research (2nd ed.).  New York:  Guilford.  [Useful textbook that reviews current  empirical literature on current treatment approaches for a wide range of disorders.  Reviews meta-analyses, qualitative reviews, and individual studies.  There's a sample chapter on Anxiety Disorders on our electronic library reserves.] National Guideline Clearinghouse - website dedicated to assembling current treatment guidelines, including those for mental disorders and those that include psychological treatments. The Cochrane Collaboration - website for an international, nonprofit, independent organization that reviews scientific evidence regarding healthcare interventions, including those for psychological problems; includes a superb on-line library of reviews. National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (SAMSHA) [Compilation of evidence regarding specific treatments for specific disorders; presented in a searchable database.] Advances in Psychotherapy - Evidence-Based Practice - A series of concise volumes that review common biopsychosocial problems (e.g., OCD, chronic pain, child maltreatment, heart disease, social anxiety, eating disorders) and provide a summary of treatment options, based on current empirical evidence.  There are multiple volumes in the Wash U library, all clinically useful.
3/28	Cognitive & behavioral approaches	►  major precepts in cognitive & behavioral approaches ►  a circumscribed consideration of some techniques ►  homework	Gurman & Messer, Chapter 6 (Behavior Therapy) and Chapter 7 (Cognitive Therapy). Ledley, D.R., et al. (2005). Starting the cognitive-behavioral treatment process. Making cognitive-behavioral therapy work: Clinical process for new practitioners (pp. 104-129). NY: Guilford. Ellis, A.  (1992).  Brief therapy:  The rational-emotive method.  In M. F. Hoyt & S. Friedman (Eds.), The first session in brief therapy (pp. 36-58).  New York:  Guilford. Beck, A.T. (2008). An interview with a depressed and suicidal patient. In D. Wedding & R.J. Corsini (Eds.), Case studies in psychotherapy (5th ed.) (pp. 97-110). Belmont, CA: Thomson. Tomkins, M. A.  (2004).  Using homework in psychotherapy:  Strategies, guidelines, and forms (Chapter 1, pp. 11-24).  New York:  Guilford Press. [For your reference.]
4/4	Psychoanalytic, psychodynamic, and relational approaches	►  major precepts in analytic, dynamic, relational, and interpersonal approaches ►  dual relationships, boundaries, and personal disclosure ►  silence ►  transference and countertransference	Gurman & Messer, Chapter 2 (Psychoanalytic Treatment) and Chapter 3 (Relational Approaches). Shedler, J. (2010). The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy. American Psychologist, 65, 98-109. Freud, S. (1958). Recommendations to physicians practicing psycho-analysis. In The standard edition of the complete psychological works of Sigmund Freud (Vol. XII). London: The Hogarth Press. Messer, S.B., & Wolitzky, D.L. (1997). The traditional psychoanalytic approach to case formulation. In T.D. Eells (Ed.), Handbook of psychotherapy case formulation (pp. 26-57). New York: Guilford. Butler, S. F., Strupp, H. H., & Binder, J. L.  (1992).  Time-limited dynamic therapy.  In M. F. Hoyt & S. Friedman (Eds.), The first session in brief therapy (pp. 87-110).  New York:  Guilford.	Web site for the American Psychoanalytic Association http://apsa.org/ Website for the Psychodynamic Psychoanalytic Research Society www.pprsonline.org Weiner, I.B. (1998). Principles of psychotherapy (Chapter 1, Transference; Chapter 2, Countertransference). NY: John Wiley. [Clear descriptions of these complex psychodynamic phenomena that are often misinterpreted and misapplied by clinicians. Available on Ares.]
4/11	Person-centered, experiential, and existential approaches	►  person-centered theory and method ►  Gestalt therapy ►  existential therapies	Gurman & Messer, Chapter 4 (Person-Centered Psychotherapy and Related Experiential Approaches) and Chapter 5 (Existential-Humanistic Psychotherapies). Farber, B. A., Brink, D. C., & Raskin, P. M.  (Eds.) (1996).  The psychotherapy of Carl Rogers:  Cases and commentary (Chapter 6, The case of Mary Jane Tilden, pp. 143-230).  New  York:  Guilford. Korb, M. P., Gorrell, J., & Van de Reit, V.  (1989).  Gestalt therapy:  Practice and theory (Transcripts of two therapy sessions, pp. 137-158).  Elmsford, NY:  Pergamon. Yalom, I.D. (2008). Staring at the sun: Overcoming the terror of death (Chapter 7, Addressing death anxiety, pp. 199-274). San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass.	World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling [Website for an international organization focused on a range of therapies in this tradition.] The Process-Experiential Therapy website [Source of information regarding Greenberg's emotion focused therapy.] Rogers, C.R. (1992). The necessary and sufficient conditions of therapeutic personality change. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 60, 827-832. [A classic article, in which Rogers lays out the foundations of the client-centered approach. Available on Ares.]
4/18	Class presentations
4/25	Termination	►  relapse prevention ►  emotional and practical preparation for ending therapy ►  documentation requirements ►  emotions after therapy	Bender, S., & Messner, E. (2003). Becoming a therapy:  What do I say, and why?  (Ch. 17: Termination, pp. 291-307). New York: Guilford. Weiner, I.B. (2009).  Principles of psychotherapy (Chapter 12, Termination, pp. 277-310).  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.