Paving with Good Intentions: A Story of Psychotherapy Research - Matthew Baity, PhD, ABPP (Live)
2024 Grand Round Series
The purpose of this talk is to provide the audience with a review of psychotherapy research over the past century. Instead of just presenting a listing of studies, a case will be made that this information needs to be considered within larger contexts. The “need” for psychotherapy research emerged as a confluence of psychology in early adolescence, professional politics, and the health care industry. Discussion will include both the ways that this movement added legitimacy to the use of psychotherapy to treat a wide range of problems while at the same time narrowing access to mental health services.
Target Audience
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Learning Objectives
To identify the major scientific milestones that made early contributions to the field of psychotherapy research
To describe the political climate in the wider psychology profession that led to the development of empirically-supported treatment criteria
Demonstrate knowledge about how the profession of clinical research has influenced clinical practice
Matthew Baity, PhD, ABPP is a professor in the APA-accredited Clinical Psychology PsyD Program at Alliant International University/California School of Professional Psychology and a 2024 visiting research scholar at the Austen Riggs Center. He received his doctorate in 2003 from the University of Arkansas and completed his internship and post-doctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Professional interests and scholarship that have maintained throughout Dr. Baity's career have been psychological assessment, psychotherapy research, and outcome evaluation. Although initially focused on the validity of specific tests with personality disorders, he quickly developed an appreciation for working with the broad range of severe mental illnesses seen in hospital settings. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Baity is a staff psychologist at Adventist Health Vallejo where he supervises advanced practicum students in an acute inpatient setting.
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