The equivalence of psychotherapies -- Research into psychotherapy : what works and how? -- The conventional wisdom -- The real experimenter -- Practice-based evidence -- Using client feedback in psychotherapy : the research -- Using client feedback in psychotherapy : in practice -- Ideas in action -- Transforming training and supervision -- Conclusions and some recommendations
Summary
Maximising the Benefits of Psychotherapy critiques Evidence-Based Practice and describes other approaches to improving the effectiveness of therapy, such as Practice-Based Evidence and the use of client feedback. The authors include a summary of key research findings and an accessible guide to applying these ideas to therapeutic practice. Puts forward a critique of existing research claiming that certain psychotherapy programmes are more effective than others in treating specific disordersIncludes an accessible summary of key research findings, a practical introduction to a practice-based evid