
51. VBT in History (1990s): The Empirically Supported Treatment Debate Rages On
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05/04/20 • 59 min
The American Psychological Association commissioned a task force in 1993 to determine how to scientifically evaluate psychotherapy treatments. A controversy immediately ensued. Carrie digs into the literature on the history and effectiveness of empirically supported treatments to figure out what this suggests about best clinical practices. Note: this is not an ad for CBT.
Pardon the slight background noise in Carrie’s audio; this is resolved after eight minutes.
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Show Notes:
- AAMFT Endorses Evidence Based Practice Consensus Statement
- Defining Empirically Supported Therapies
- History of American Psychological Association Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures
- Psychological Treatments
- Responses to the Task Forces Reports
- Empirically Supported Treatments in Psychotherapy: Towards an Evidence-Based or Evidence-Biased Psychology in Clinical Settings?
- A Vote for Science in Clinical Psychology: The History of Section III of Division 12
- Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures
- Characteristics of Empirically Supported Treatments
- Frontline: Innocence Lost – Little Rascals Abuse Scandal
- Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story
The American Psychological Association commissioned a task force in 1993 to determine how to scientifically evaluate psychotherapy treatments. A controversy immediately ensued. Carrie digs into the literature on the history and effectiveness of empirically supported treatments to figure out what this suggests about best clinical practices. Note: this is not an ad for CBT.
Pardon the slight background noise in Carrie’s audio; this is resolved after eight minutes.
Thank you for listening. Support the show by becoming a monthly subscriber on Patreon to receive access to bonus episodes or by making a one-time contribution via PayPal.
Show Notes:
- AAMFT Endorses Evidence Based Practice Consensus Statement
- Defining Empirically Supported Therapies
- History of American Psychological Association Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures
- Psychological Treatments
- Responses to the Task Forces Reports
- Empirically Supported Treatments in Psychotherapy: Towards an Evidence-Based or Evidence-Biased Psychology in Clinical Settings?
- A Vote for Science in Clinical Psychology: The History of Section III of Division 12
- Task Force on Promotion and Dissemination of Psychological Procedures
- Characteristics of Empirically Supported Treatments
- Frontline: Innocence Lost – Little Rascals Abuse Scandal
- Very Bad Therapy: Website / Facebook / Tell Us Your Story
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