Abstract
"Volume 2 of the APA Handbook of Psychotherapy focuses on the ways in which psychotherapists draw upon various forms of research, produce data, and implement this information in practice, furthering future development of the field. Part I of this second volume turns to a third primary way in which professionals practice psychotherapy and/or try to affect such practice through theory, research, and training. This part centers on evidence-based practice (EBP) and examines how psychotherapists may draw on varied forms of research to administer psychotherapy in a way that can include, but also transcend, specific theoretical orientations and disorder-specific interventions. The first part of Volume 2 addresses specific questions (one per chapter) that the field faces in the EBP domain. This list of questions is by no means exhaustive, but captures the areas where the research base has matured enough to permit a systematic review of the existing evidence and to make calls for important next steps in science, practice, and training. Part II of this handbook focuses on a fourth primary way in which professionals practice psychotherapy and/or try to affect such practice through theory, research, and training. Namely, this part centers on how psychotherapists may generate data in routine practice and draw on varied forms of research to administer psychosocial treatment in a participant-driven and contextually responsive manner. Part III of this handbook concludes with two chapters that respectively discuss ethical considerations and future directions that span the contents of Parts I and II of this volume."--Preface. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).