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Question 1

What is the difference between empirically supported treatment and evidence-based treatment?

Answer 1

EST- more specific, board-reviewed process

EBT- broader, more inclusive. Less criteria

Question 2

What are common factors in text? What were some mentioned in class?

Answer 2

support factors: empathy, exploration, reduce isolation, alliance, expertise,
learning factors: cognitive knowledge, emotional resonance, insight, feedback
action factors: practice, real world insight, exposure, modelling

Question 3

good attributes of clients

Answer 3

SES, gender, age, ethnic matching, personality, functioning, expectation,

Question 4

good attributes of therapist

Answer 4

years of experience, emotional health/ stability

Question 5

criticism of meta-analysis

Answer 5

publication bias- only used stat. significant data, and published research

Question 6

the explanation for effect size?

Answer 6

standardized metric that allow to compare combine research results

Question 7

Process of EST?

Answer 7

Reduction of symptoms, improvement of the functioning
1. board from a wide range of experts
2. establish a meta-analysis from lit from the past two years. The efficacy of treatment is analyzed from research/ trials.
3. use tools to analyze biases from studies, and also of the meta-analysis itself.
establish conclusion

Question 8

Process of Evidence-based initiative?

Answer 8

three criteria usually have to be met: 1. minimum of one high-quality RCT(type 1). 2. preferably manualized. 3. description of who is receiving the treatment(disorders)

–If a condition has limited research, can still determine evidence-based treatment: type 1-3 trials

Question 9

Type 1-6 trials?

Answer 9

1: high-quality RCT
2: imperfect RCT
3: open-pilot studies
4. meta-analysis
5. lit-reviews
6. case-study

Question 10

APA task force recommended demonstrably & probably effective elements therapy relationship/ adaptation?

Answer 10

Demonstrably Effective Elements

Alliance in  psychotherapy
Cohesion in group therapy
Empathy
Collecting client feedback
Adapting to client reactance/resistance level
Adapting to client treatment preferences
Adapting to client culture
Adapting to client religion/spirituality

Probably Effective Elements
Goal consensus
Collaboration
Positive regard (treating clients in a warm and accepting manner)
Adapting to client stage of change
Adapting to client coping style

Question 11

APA task force evidence-based relationship practice and training recommendations?

Answer 11

For Practice
Create a therapy relationship characterized by the elements found to be demonstrably and probably effective.

Adapt the therapy relationship to specific patient characteristics.

Monitor patients’ responses to the therapy relationship and ongoing treatment

Use both evidence-based therapy relationships and evidence-based treatments adapted to the patient to obtain the best outcomes for the patient.

For Training
Train students in the demonstrably and probably effective elements of the therapy relationship and the methods for adapting therapy.
Provide continuing education for professionals in the demonstrably and probably effective elements of the therapy relationship and the methods for adapting therapy.
Develop accreditation and certification criteria for assessing the adequacy of training in evidence-based psychotherapy relationships.