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Overcoming our resistances to “Doing” evidence‐based group practice: a commentary
Author(s) -
Kivlighan Dennis M.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/jclp.20540
Subject(s) - psychology , session (web analytics) , evidence based practice , psychotherapist , clinical practice , empirical research , group psychotherapy , empirical evidence , group dynamic , applied psychology , medical education , clinical psychology , social psychology , epistemology , alternative medicine , medicine , philosophy , family medicine , pathology , world wide web , computer science
This commentary focuses on how the articles in the group therapy issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychology: In Session can address the resistances that many group practitioners exhibit to “doing” evidence‐based practice (EBP). The articles attempt to overcome the resistances to practicing evidence‐based group therapy through a process of education and skills training. A major issue cutting across the articles is the narrow focus of incorporating empirical findings only from studies specifically examining psychotherapy groups. The author argues that incorporating research from the whole field of group dynamics research can increase the empirical basis for evidence‐based practice. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol: In Session 64: 1–8, 2008.