Weblinks

Exploring the research literature - key websites

An interesting way to develop a sense of what is happening in the field of counselling and psychotherapy research is to explore the websites associated with key researchers and research groups.  The sites listed below represent only a sample of the internet resources of this type that are available. 

 

Heidi Levitt

http://www.umb.edu/academics/cla/faculty/heidi_levitt

 

Jonathan Adler

https://sites.google.com/site/jonathanmadler/

 

Bill Stiles

http://www.users.miamioh.edu/stileswb/

 

Joshua Swift

http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/psych/faculty/joshua-swift.cfm

 

Jennifer Callahan

https://faculty.unt.edu/editprofile.php?pid=1074&onlyview=1

 

Louis Castonguay

http://psych.la.psu.edu/directory/faculty-bios/castonguay.html

 

Andrzej Werbart

http://w3.psychology.su.se/staff/anwe/indexeng.html

 

Robert Elliott

https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/courses/counselling/staff/elliottrobertprof/

 

Laco Timulak

http://tcdlocalportal.tcd.ie/pls/public/staff.detail?p_unit=psychology&p_name=timulakl

 

Research on mindfulness

http://www.mindfulexperience.org/

 

Clinical Psychology Unit, University of Sheffield (Michael Barkham, Gillian Hardy)

http://www.shef.ac.uk/clinicalpsychology/research/psychological-therapies

 

Clara Hill (and research labs at University of Maryland)

http://www.counselingpsychology.umd.edu/hill.html

Research organisations - key websites

A valuable way to learn about research is to become active in a society or professional association that supports research. These organisations usually run conferences and training workshops, and may also publish research resources and support research networks.

The main international ‘umbrella’ body is SPR. In addition to the organisations listed below, there exists a wide range of national and topic-specific research networks and groups.

 

Society for Psychotherapy Research (SPR)

http://www.psychotherapyresearch.org

 

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

http://www.bacp.co.uk/research/

 

Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI)

http://www.sepiweb.org

Open-access research tools

Outcome measures 

Instrument Factors Assessed Internet Source
CORE outcome measures (5, 10 or 34 items) Overall level of psychological difficulties  http://www.coreims.co.uk/
Outcome Rating Scale (ORS; 4 items) Global psychological difficulties http://www.talkingcure.com/
PHQ-9 (9 items) Depression http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40025272/
GAD 7 (7 items) Generalized Anxiety Disorder http://www.patient.co.uk/showdoc/40026141/
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Overall difficulties – anxiety and depression subscales

http://www.depression-primarycare.co.uk

 

Self-Understanding of Interpersonal Patterns Scale (SUIP-R) Self-understanding of maladaptive interpersonal patterns http://www.med.upenn.edu/cpr/instruments.html
Change Interview Client’ experience of change

http://www.experiential-researchers.org

Simplified Personal Questionnaire (PQ) 10-item individualised change measure

http://www.experiential-researchers.org

Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): 14 item positive mental health

http://www.healthscotland.com

Perceived Stress Scale 10 item life stress

http://www.mindgarden.com/docs

Process measures 

Instruments Factors Assessed Internet Source
Helping Alliance Questionnaire (HAq-II) 19-item scale: therapeutic alliance http://www.med.upenn.edu/cpr/instruments.html
Helpful Aspects of Therapy (HAT) Form Open-ended descriptions and ratings of most/least helpful events in session http://www.experiential-researchers.org/instruments.html
Revised Session Reaction Scale 24-item scale: task reactions, helpful reactions, hindering reactions http://www.experiential-researchers.org/instruments.html
Working Alliance Inventory – short form 12-item scale: client-therapist agreement around bond, goals and tasks and overall quality of alliance

https://www.niatx.net/

Client preference scales A range of instruments  http://www.pluralistictherapy.com
Session Evaluation Questionnaire 21 items: depth, smoothness, positivity, arousal http://www.users.muohio.edu/stileswb/