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Fernández-Alvarez J, Molinari G, Kilcullen R, Delgadillo J, Drill R, Errázuriz P, Falkenstrom F, Firth N, O'Shea A, Paz C, Youn SJ, Castonguay LG. The Importance of Conducting Practice-oriented Research with Underserved Populations. ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH 2024; 51:358-375. [PMID: 38157130 DOI: 10.1007/s10488-023-01337-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
There has been a growing emphasis on dissemination of empirically supported treatments. Dissemination, however, should not be restricted to treatment. It can and, in the spirit of the scientific-practitioner model, should also involve research. Because it focuses on the investigation of clinical routine as it takes place in local settings and because it can involve the collaboration of several stakeholders, practice-oriented research (POR) can be viewed as an optimal research method to be disseminated. POR has the potential of addressing particularly relevant gaps of knowledge and action when implemented in regions of the world that have limited resources for or experiences with empirical research, and/or in clinical settings that are serving clinical populations who are not typically receiving optimal mental care services - specifically, individuals in rural and inner cities that have limited economic and social resources. The establishment and maintenance of POR in such regions and/or settings, however, come with specific obstacles and challenges. Integrating the experiences acquired from research conducted in various continents (Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America), the goal of this paper is to describe some of these challenges, strategies that have been implemented to address them, as well as new possible directions to facilitate the creation and growth of POR. It also describes how these challenges and ways to deal with them can provide helpful lessons for already existing POR infrastructures.
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Affiliation(s)
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- International University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
- Aiglé Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Clinical and Applied Psychology Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, USA
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- Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
- Millennium Institute for Research on Depression and Personality, Chile, PsiConecta, Chile
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- School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
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- Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Universidad de Las Américas, Ciudad de México, Ecuador
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- Reliant Medical Group, OptumCare, Harvard Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania, USA
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Vitry G, Duriez N, Lartilleux-Suberville S, Pakrosnis R, Beau A, Garcia-Rivera T, Brosseau O, Vargas Avalos P, Bardot E, Ray WA. Introducing SYPRENE: An International Practice Research Network for Strategic and Systemic Therapists and Researchers. FAMILY PROCESS 2020; 59:1946-1957. [PMID: 31894586 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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SYPRENE, a new international Systemic Practice Research Network (PRN), has been established to fill the gap in practice-based research on the effectiveness and efficiency of strategic therapies. This article presents the rationale for the creation of SYPRENE and describes data collection methods, and the encoding system implemented within this PRN. More developments are expected in the recruitment of practitioners, the types of data collected, findings, and the implementation of SYPRENE in supervision, trainings, and professional schools.
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- Grégoire Vitry
- LACT, Paris, France
- University Paris Descartes, CERMES3, Paris, France
- University Paris 8, Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Neuropsychologie, Saint-Denis, France
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- UTHEF, Psychotherapist Center of the Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Residencia de Terapia Familiar - UNAM - Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Mexico City, Mexico
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Halvorsen MS, Benum K, Oddli HW, Stänicke E, McLeod J. How usual is treatment as usual? Experienced therapists’ reflections on participation in practice-based research. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2017.1397502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Bartholomew TT, Pérez-Rojas AE, Lockard AJ, Locke BD. “Research doesn’t fit in a 50-minute hour”: The phenomenology of therapists’ involvement in research at a university counseling center. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2016.1275525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA
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- Department of Education, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Counseling and Psychological Services, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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Taubner S, Klasen J, Munder T. Why do psychotherapists participate in psychotherapy research and why not? Results of the Attitudes to Psychotherapy Research Questionnaire with a sample of experienced German psychotherapists. Psychother Res 2014; 26:318-31. [DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2014.938256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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