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Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
21 articles
Predictors of Change in Patient Treatment Outcome Expectation
Abstract This article examined patients’ change in outcome expectation across cognitive-behavior therapy for generalized anxiety disorder, as well as participant factors that are associated with both pretreatment outcome expectation and expectation change. Findings: On average, patients’ outcome expectation becomes more positive over time. Moreover, the degree of such change is influenced by several baseline and early treatment patient factors […]
Andreea Visla, PhD + 2 more
November 28, 2021
Responsivity to Patients’ Early Treatment Beliefs as a Form of Evidence-Based Decision Making
Although using an empirically supported treatment package to treat specific mental health problems may represent a good starting point, there is growing recognition that evidence-based practice (EBP) involves more than the uniform application of such standardized interventions. One of the main research findings driving this perspective is that global therapist adherence to a specific treatment […]
Alice E. Coyne, PhD + 2 more
June 23, 2019
Therapist Responsivity to Patients’ Early Treatment Beliefs and Psychotherapy Process
Abstract As the conceptualization of evidence-based practice expands beyond the phasic application of treatment manuals for specific mental health diagnoses, greater attention is being paid to treatment personalization, including at its very first steps. One approach to such early personalization involves therapist flexible responsivity to patients’ presenting nondiagnostic characteristics, such as their treatment-related beliefs, that […]
Alice E. Coyne, PhD + 2 more
March 5, 2019
Division 29 Professional Awards – Nominations due 1.31.19
Dear Members of Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy), I am writing in my role as the Society’s Past-President and Chair of the Committee on Professional Awards to remind you of the current calls for nominations for our seven professional awards: 1. American Psychological Foundation/Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Early […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
January 17, 2019
2018 President’s Column (#4)
To follow through on the horse racing analogy that I introduced in my second President’s column, we are now entering the stretch run of a productive and celebratory year for our Society. So, for one last time in “print”—happy 50th birthday, Division 29! And here’s to the start of our next 50 years, which, when […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
December 7, 2018
Uncovering Trainable Therapist Effects
There is mounting evidence that individual psychotherapists have a notable impact on patient outcomes (whether measured globally or as specific outcome domains), accounting for about 3-7% of such variance across controlled trials and naturalistic settings (Baldwin & Imel, 2013). Moreover, most therapists possess relative strengths and weaknesses within their caseloads in terms of their domain-specific […]
Alice E. Coyne, PhD + 4 more
November 25, 2018
Next Editor of Psychotherapy Appointed
Dear Members of Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy), I am pleased to announce that upon recommendation of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Publications and Communications Board, with the concurrence of the President and Executive Committee, the Society’s Board of Directors has ratified the appointment of Dr. Jesse J. Owen to […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
November 8, 2018
2018 President’s Column (#3)
My plan was to write this third Presidential Column immediately after APA Convention, so that I could report, first hand, on what was sure to be a satisfying, productive, and festive set of events for our Society. Instead, I am writing with a heavy heart, having had to miss the Convention when my dear cat […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
October 24, 2018
2018 President’s Column
As I write my second Presidential Column, the Kentucky Derby is fast-approaching (for those unaware, it is always the first Saturday in May!). As a big fan of the event, I feel compelled to use horse racing lingo. Thus, whereas my first Presidential column was my personal post time at the SAP leadership helm, this […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
August 18, 2018
Results of the SAP Election for 2019
Dear Members, I hope this message finds you well. Please join me in congratulating the winners of this year’s election for positions in our Society’s governance: President-Elect: Jennifer Callahan, PhD Treasurer: Jesse J. Owen, PhD Domain Representative for Diversity: Manijeh Badiee, PhD Domain Representative for Education and Training: Marilyn A. Cornish, PhD Domain Representative for Membership: Jean M. Birbilis, PhD […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
June 12, 2018
2018 President’s Column
Eight short years ago I wrote my final Psychotherapy Bulletin column as SAP Early Career Domain Representative. In re-reading this piece, I was reminded of my reflections on our various career “crossings,” often over imaginary lines that somehow (at least through the field’s lens) render us objectively more accomplished or even more expert (despite not […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
May 10, 2018
Making Psychotherapy Scalable by Teaching Nonprofessionals to Deliver Treatment to Each Other
Decades of psychotherapy outcome research and countless meta-analyses show that psychotherapy works. Unfortunately, psychotherapy is a luxury afforded to few. Only a minority of people with mental illness receive treatment (Kessler et al., 2005), due to both attitudinal barriers (e.g., stigma, desire for self-reliance) and structural barriers (e.g., cost, provider availability; Mojtabai et al., 2011). […]
Samantha L. Bernecker, M.S. + 1 more
May 4, 2018