Research in Clinical Practice Collaborative SIG

Research in Clinical Practice Collaborative SIG

Affiliated 2010

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SIG Leaders
Dustin Cox
Michelle Drapkin
 

Mission/Objectives

The Research in Clinical Practice Collaborative is designed to bridge the gap between clinical practice and applied science. Our mission is to help members gather data that informs clinical decision making and that contributes to research. Members of this SIG will contribute their unique expertise, clinical experience, research questions, and skills in order to

  • facilitate practical implementation of research practices,
  • monitor treatment progress,
  • implement evidence-based-practices,
  • and generate practice-based-evidence.

We plan to empower and support clinicians in utilizing research methods in their practice (through single case design, case formulation, and treatment progress monitoring), the goals of which are to improve client outcomes and contribute to treatment development efforts.

Description of Membership

Those who identify themselves as clinical practitioners, organization managers, students, and/or basic or applied scientists who value the principles and practices of contextual behavioral science. 

Members shall be in good standing with the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, and will be included without discrimination on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, age, political affiliation, or physical or mental disability.

Zhuo Chen

Research in Clinical Practice Collaborative SIG Resources

Research in Clinical Practice Collaborative SIG Resources

The Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science had a special issue on Technical, Practical and Analytic Innovations in Single Case Designs for Contextual Behavioral Scientists

 

Publications

  • Washburn, M., Yu, M., Rubin, A., & Zhou, S. (2021). Web-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for symptoms of anxiety and depression: Within-group effect size benchmarks as tools for clinical practice. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27(5), 314–322. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X211009647
  • Morgan, T.A., Dalrymple, K., D’Avanzato, C., Zimage, S., Balling, C., Ward, M., & Zimmerman, M. (2021) Conducting Outcomes Research in a Clinical Practice Setting: The Effectiveness and Acceptability of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in a Partial Hospital Program. Behavior Therapy, 52(2), 272-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2020.08.004
  • A-Tjak, J. G. L., Morina, N., Topper, M., & Emmelkamp, P. M. G. (2018). A randomized controlled trial in routine clinical practice comparing acceptance and commitment therapy with cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment of major depressive disorder. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 87, 154-163. DOI: 10.1159/000486807
  • Pleger, M., Treppner, K., Diefenbacher, A., Schade, C., Dambacher, C. & Fydrich, T. (2018). Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy compared to CBT+: Preliminary results. The European Journal of Psychiatry, 32(4), 166-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2018.03.003
  • Osborne, T., & Luoma, J.B. (2018). Overcoming a Primary Barrier to Practice-Based Research: Access to Independent Ethics Review. Psychotherapy, 55 (3), 255–262.
  • LeJeune, J.T., & Luoma, J.B. (2015). The Integrated Scientist-Practitioner: A New Model for Combining Research and Clinical Practice in Fee-For-Service Settings. Professional Psychology Research & Practice
  • ACT Randomized Control Trials - The intent of this list is to add all randomized controlled trials of ACT that have appearred in the scientific literature. As of January 2022, there are 860 ACT RCTs
  • Meta-Analyses, Systematic Reviews, and Narrative Reviews - A list of meta-analyses, systematic or narrative reviews of the ACT evidence base, either overall or in specific areas. As of January 2022, there are 277 ACT meta-analyses, systematic or narrative reviews.

 

Books

  • R. Trent Codd, III (2018) Practice-Based Research: A Guide for Clinicians. Routledge.

 

Single-Case Experimental Design (SCED) and Meta-Analysis of Single-Case Design (MASCD) Resources

  • Lavefjord, A., Sundström, F.T.A., Buhrman, M., & McCracken, L.M. (2021) Assessment methods in single case design studies of psychological treatments for chronic pain: A scoping review. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 21, 121-135.
  • Allison, D. B., & Gorman, B. S. (1993). Calculating effect sizes for meta-analysis: The case of the single case. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 31(6), 621–631. https://doi.org/10.1016/0005-7967(93)90115-B
  • Barlow, D. H., & Hersen, M. (1988). Single case experimental designs: strategies for studying behavior change. New York: Pergamon Press.
  • Franklin, R. D. (2014). Design and analysis of single-case research. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/id/10828888
  • Hayes, S. C. (1981). Single case experimental design and empirical clinical practice. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 49(2), 193–211. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.49.2.193
  • Hersen, M. (1990). Single-case experimental designs. In A. S. Bellack, M. Hersen, & A. E. Kazdin (Eds.), International Handbook of Behavior Modification and Therapy (pp. 175–210). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0523-1_9
  • Holmann, G., Koerner, K. (2014) Single case designs in clinical practice: A contemporary CBS perspective on why and how to. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 3 (2), 138-147.
  • Jacobson, N. S., Follette, W. C., & Revenstorf, D. (1984). Psychotherapy outcome research: Methods for reporting variability and evaluating clinical significance. Behavior Therapy, 15(4), 336–352. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7894(84)80002-7
  • Kazdin, A. E. (1982). Single-case research designs: methods for clinical and applied settings. New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Perdices, M., & Tate, R. L. (2009). Single-subject designs as a tool for evidence-based clinical practice: Are they unrecognised and undervalued? Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 19(6), 904–927. https://doi.org/10.1080/09602010903040691
  • Rapoff, M., & Stark, L. (2008). Editorial: Journal of Pediatric Psychology statement of purpose: Section on single-subject studies. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 33(1), 16–21. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsm101
  • Shadish, W. R., Hedges, L. V., & Pustejovsky, J. E. (2014). Analysis and meta-analysis of single-case designs with a standardized mean difference statistic: A primer and applications. Journal of School Psychology, 52(2), 123–147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2013.11.005
  • Shadish, W. R., Rindskopf, D. M., & Hedges, L. V. (2008). The state of the science in the meta-analysis of single-case experimental designs. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 2(3), 188–196. https://doi.org/10.1080/17489530802581603
  • Wilson, B. (1987). Single-case experimental designs in neuropsychological rehabilitation. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 9(5), 527–544. https://doi.org/10.1080/01688638708410767
     

Websites

Community

Pragmatic Case Studies -- Free Online Journal

Pragmatic Case Studies -- Free Online Journal

https://pcsp.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/pcsp/index

GOALS OF THE PRAGMATIC CASE STUDIES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY JOURNAL

1) To generate a growing database of systematic, rigorous, and peer-reviewed therapy case studies across a variety of theoretical approaches. These cases can serve:

A) as a source of guidance on individual cases for practicing clinicians.

B) as a research base for qualitative and quantitative cross-case analysis by researchers and theorists. This research base can be employed (a) to derive and test theory-based hypotheses about therapy process and change mechanisms; (b) to develop pragmatic, evidence-based, "best practice" guidelines for addressing particular types of cases; (c) to explore effective ways to combine qualitative and quantitative information; and (d) to compare, contrast, and/or integrate different theoretical approaches as applied to the same clinical facts in individual cases.

C) as a way to enhance the knowledge value of cases employed in quantitatively oriented therapy research involving either groups of therapy patients (e.g., efficacy research) or single-case research designs.

D) as a resource in therapist training, for both students, academic educators, and supervisors.

2) To pilot-test the special advantages of online, case study journals in applied psychology generally by exemplifying in detail their ability to make large amounts of qualitative and quantitative, peer-reviewed information particularly timely, accessible, searchable, and pragmatically and theoretically valuable.

3) To act as a vehicle for progress in therapy case-study method through the process of example, critical dialogue, and cross-case analysis.

Jen Plumb