Program Evaluation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy at Harborview Mental Health Services
To find out about this 499 opportunity contact:
Faculty Information
| Faculty Advisor: | Katherine Anne (Kate) Comtois, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,
Adjunct Associate Professor, Behavioral Research & Therapy Clinics, Dept. of Psychology |
| Office: | Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Ave |
| Telephone: | (206) 341-4225 |
| Email: | comtois@u.washington.edu |
Does faculty advisor meet with students? | Yes |
| If yes, how often? | Weekly |
Direct supervisor of students: | Sara J Landes, PhD |
| Will 499 students participate in weekly or biweekly discussions sessions about research or project? | Yes |
Short Project Description
Beginning Fall Quarter 2008, we will be seeking highly motivated students to join the Mental Health Services Research Team, led by Kate Comtois, Ph.D. One of our currently funded projects is entitled DBT-ACES: Evaluation of Feasibility. In this project, we are evaluating two approaches to treating psychiatrically disabled individuals with borderline personality disorder. Both approaches include treatment with an evidence based treatment for borderline personality disorder _ Dialectical Behavior Therapy _ for one year. The purpose of this study is to determine which of two treatments provided after a year of standard DBT is more acceptable and useful. One treatment is the standard approach which includes seeing a mental health clinician for individual and group sessions, a vocational evaluation, assistance finding and maintaining work, assistance with other resources, and general support. The other treatment is an experimental version of Dialectical Behavior Therapy that focuses on how to help the participant find living wage employment and natural supports outside the mental health system and be self-sufficient. Participants who complete the standard DBT year and want to continue will be randomly assigned to either standard care or the experimental DBT treatment for a second year of treatment. We are doing this research project to find out if the experimental DBT approach is acceptable, useful, and appears to be more effective than the standard approach.
Work Schedule
| Min. number of hours/weekstudent must work: | 9 |
| Evenings/weekends OK? | Yes |
| Times a student must bepresent/work: | Weekly Research Team Meetings on Monday 4:00-6:00 pm |
| Student commitment: | 3 quarters |
499 Responsibilities
| Working with Data |
Working with Subjects |
Working with Animals/physiology |
| 30 |
% data entry |
0 |
% video taping |
0 |
% animal care |
| 0 |
% database management |
20 |
% interview subjects |
0 |
% animal observation |
| 0 |
% encoding data |
5 |
% scheduling appt |
0 |
% surgical techniques |
| 5 |
% library research |
0 |
% running subjects |
0 |
% histology |
| 25 |
% data collection |
5 |
% child care |
0 |
% laboratory protocols |
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0 |
% recruiting subjects |
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Other: Weekly research team meetings and weekly publication meetings Senior students who have demonstrated particular skill and responsibility may co-author a presentation, publication, or scholarship/grant proposal with the principle investigator.
Skills / Experience Preferred
Serious interest in graduate school and a career in research, clinical psychology, or related field. Interest in learning all aspects of research.Ability to work independently and responsibly. Completion of a research methods course in psychology, the social sciences, sciences, or medicine—or junior standing in the Psychology major. Some classes in clinical or abnormal psychology are preferred
Ethnic minority students, as well as students of all ethnicities who are the first in their family to attend a four-year college, or returning students are particularly encouraged to apply.
Posting Removal
12/31/2009
