Author
Rebecca M. Ametrano, Ph.D.
2 articles
Dr. Ametrano received her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Michigan and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She completed her predoctoral internship and postdoctoral fellowship at VA Boston Healthcare System where she currently serves as a clinical psychologist and Health Behavior Coordinator. Dr. Ametrano educates and consults with staff across the medical center to increase use of patient-centered interventions to facilitate health behavior change. She also supervises clinicians-in-training and teaches psychotherapy courses. Her research has focused broadly on patient and therapist factors that predict psychotherapeutic change, with attention to the influence of patient expectations on treatment process and outcome. She has particular interest in how these factors influence behavior change in integrated medical settings.
Membership in Professional Organizations
Oftentimes, guidance around professional development can be circumscribed to a particular domain of psychology (e.g., clinical practice, research, teaching) or area of focus (e.g., internship opportunities, considerations in telehealth). We would like to broaden this guidance to talk about professional development in the context of becoming involved in professional organizations. The two authors of this […]
Nicholas R. Morrison, Ph.D. + 1 more
September 1, 2022
Clinician Interventions and Participant Characteristics That Foster Adaptive Patient Expectations for Psychotherapy and Psychotherapeutic Change
Abstract Patients’ expectations about the efficacy and nature of psychotherapy have long been considered important common treatment factors, and the empirical literature has largely supported this perspective. In this practice-oriented review, we examine the research on the association between patients’ psycho- therapy expectations and both adaptive treatment processes and outcomes. We also examine the research […]
Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D. + 2 more
June 7, 2014