Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy

Domain

Science & Scholarship

Promoting and disseminating research on psychotherapy. Building bridges between psychotherapy research and psychotherapy practice.

Mission

The Science and Scholarship domain oversees two psychotherapy research grant programs for Society members
  1. The Charles J. Gelso, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grant awards a $5,000 grant to graduate students, predoctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, and psychologists for research on the psychotherapy process and/or psychotherapy outcomes.
  2. The Norine Johnson, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grant program awards one $20,000 grant to an early career doctoral-level researcher (within 10 years of receiving doctoral degree) for research on psychotherapist factors that may impact treatment effectiveness and outcomes (e.g., type and amount of training, professional degree or discipline, psychotherapists’ personal characteristics).
Members interested in becoming more involved with the Science and Scholarship domain are invited to submit brief summaries of current research projects to the Psychotherapy Bulletin. The domain also encourages members to join the Research Committee, which is responsible for selecting grant awardees amongst other initiatives.