2007 Ohio SPR Conference
Call for Papers

Department of Psychology, Miami University, Oxford, OH

Conference dates: Friday, April 13^th to Sunday, April 15^th
Conference submission deadline extended to: Friday, February 23^rd, 2007

Please submit your abstract as an e-mail attachment to: ohiospr2007@gmail.com

Ohio SPR has met annually since 2001. The conference provides a chance for psychotherapy researchers to meet, present completed research or works in progress, and connect with one another. Although Ohio SPR was originally conceived as a regional conference, we welcome all psychotherapy researchers regardless of geography.

An explicit aim of SPR is to be a student-centered conference, that is, to offer students the opportunity to present their research, thoughts, and ideas in a formal and professional setting. However, we also encourage and welcome the participation of more established and senior researchers and clinicians, as well. We welcome descriptions of plans, works in progress, or completed studies, including preliminary versions of papers that will be presented at the international SPR conference in June (or some other conference).

Please submit your abstract in the usual SPR format, as described below. A book of all accepted abstracts will be distributed at the conference.

Submission categories:

Panels: These typically include three related presentations. Submit a one-page summary of the panel as a whole, along with separate abstracts for each presentation within the panel.

Posters: Submit a one-page abstract.

Papers: Submit a one-page abstract.

Open Discussion: This is an opportunity to have an informal discussion of a specified topic in psychotherapy research. Submit a one-page summary of the topic, and list the names of 1-4 people responsible for leading the discussion.

Submission guidelines:

1. Please limit first authorship to only one panel presentation or paper. There aren�ft any limits on co-authorship or other forms of participation such as discussant, moderator, or discussion group member.

2. You can help us by organizing panels that have thematic coherence rather than submitting isolated papers. We recommend that panels include three participants (e.g., three papers, or two papers and a discussant).

3. Each panel must have a moderator. This is typically the organizer of the panel. However, the organizer may name another as the moderator.

4. Papers are normally allotted 30 minutes, and panels 90 minutes, which includes time for setting up, introductions, and discussion. However, please let us know how much time you would like and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

5. Please let us know what kind of audiovisual equipment will be necessary for your presentation (e.g., overhead projector, LCD computer projector, VCR), and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

6. The conference will be more enjoyable for all if you allow ONE-THIRD of the allotted time for discussion. Perhaps instead of describing your whole project, you might select one or two interesting aspects or problems that can generate discussion.

Please prepare your abstract in the format shown below, using the sample abstract as a template. Use a 12-point font and margins of 1.5" on all four sides. Submit it (ready to be printed) as an attachment by email to ohiospr2007@gmail.com. Please note that the deadline for receipt of submissions is Friday, February 17th, 2007.

Scientific Program Committee:
James K. Mosher, Jonathan Fishman, Jacob Goldsmith, Corinne Hoener, Hugo Schielke, Brian Uhlin, and Bill Stiles

Submission format:

Type: (Panel Session, Paper in Panel, Poster, Paper, or Open Discussion)
Title: (title should go here)
Authors: (for panel presentations, posters, or papers; Participants for summaries of panels; Discussion Leaders for open discussions. You may include institutional affiliations in parentheses)
Moderator: (for panels only)
Discussant: (if relevant)
Address for Correspondence: (To include the name, address, telephone number, and email address of the person to whom correspondence should be addressed)
Audiovisual equipment: (overhead projector, LCD computer projector, VCR, etc.)
Key words: (key words or phrases for the presentation)
Abstract: (include the text of the abstract here)

A Submission example:

Panel Summary
Type:  Panel Session
Title:  It Takes Two: Considering the Role of the Therapist in Assimilation

Authors:      
William B. Stiles (Miami University)
Jacob Z. Goldsmith (Miami University)
James K. Mosher (Miami University)

Moderator:
James K. Mosher (Miami University)

Discussant: 
Barry Farber (Columbia University)

Address for Correspondence:
James K. Mosher
Department of Psychology
Miami University
Oxford, OH 45056 USA
Phone: 513-461-1587
Email: mosherjk@muohio.edu

Audiovisual:
LCD Projector

Keywords:
assimilation model, internal representations, responsiveness, psychotherapist

Abstract:
            Certainly, one aspect of psychotherapy that distinguishes it from other human interactions is that it, quite obviously, involves a psychotherapist�\someone who has some type of expertise, training, and knowledge of the human mind, personality, or typical ways of being beyond that of the usual person. Another distinctive feature of psychotherapy is that it in some way involves change, new understanding, or relief from some type of psychological pain for those who seek it out. Speaking to the latter, the assimilation model provides a description of how people change in therapy.   
          Presented in this panel are three papers examining the role of the other person in psychotherapy-the psychotherapist--as clients assimilate their problematic experiences. In the first, William Stiles will discuss the therapeutic zone of proximal development--a range of client problem formulation and understanding in which psychotherapeutic interventions are most efficacious. This paper is a conceptual introduction to the two that follow. Jacob Goldsmith will then present an assimilation analysis of a client-centered treatment for depression, examining critical moments of change within the case and the therapist�fs actions during those moments. Finally, James Mosher will examine how clients may assimilate their interactions with their therapists into a coherent internal voice that may act as a resource, and provide a theoretical model depicting this process.