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>------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- >From: "Michael A. Echteld" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "CREATE" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Workshop invitation >Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2000 10:33:16 +0100 >Importance: Normal > >[This message has been sent to all EHPS members] > > >Dear colleagues, > >We are proud to invite you to the forthcoming CREATE workshop: "Nothing is >more practical than a good theory: Exploring, testing, and applying theories >in health psychology" (13-14-15 August 2000, Leiden, The Netherlands). > >This message contains information on the content of the workshop, the >application procedure, requirements for admission, and information on the >costs. You will find additional and up-to-date information about the >workshop and about CREATE on our website: www.ehps.net/create. > >You would help us very much if you would forward this message to others who >might be interested in this workshop. > >CREATE (Collaborative REsearch And Training in the EHPS) is a subdivision of >the European Health Psychology Society (www.ehps.net) promoting and >organising research collaboration and training for early career health >psychology researchers. > > >Content of the workshop > >After the success of the first CREATE workshop (more information on >www.ehps.net/create) held in Florence, Italy, in September 1999, CREATE is >organising a second, 3-day workshop on the use of theories in health >psychology. The workshop will take place immediately before the EHPS >conference in Leiden, The Netherlands (16 -18 August 2000). Each day of the >workshop will be devoted to a different theme related to development, >testing and application of theoretical models in health psychology. A >different scholar, with an excellent reputation for his or her work in the >area, will supervise each day. The themes of the workshop are the as >follows: > >1. Using general theoretical frameworks in health psychology >2. Measurement, design, and methodological issues in testing theories >3. Translating theory-driven findings into intervention-type research > > >Theme 1 - Using general theoretical frameworks in health psychology > >* Health psychology is a practical discipline, but in this session it will >be argued that theoretical foundations are necessary for the progress of >knowledge. Theory can inform the design of interventions and the measures >that are used for evaluation. The rationale for theory building in health >psychology and the argument for theory-driven research will be discussed. >* What are the advantages of general theories (e.g. from social and >personality psychology) over specific or implicit theories for ill people >(e.g., 'quality of life is social functioning, psychological functioning and >somatic functioning in response to illness')? >* Examples of health psychology research that use a general theoretical >framework will be discussed. >* What are the characteristics of useful theories for application in health >psychology research? Examples will be given. >* What are the rules for developing theories or extending existing theories? >* Recent developments and thinking about cause and effect in health >psychology will be discussed. > > >Theme 2 - Measurement, design, and methodological issues in testing theories > >* What role can methodology play in the development of theories? >* The value of using factor analysis as a research tool (e.g., >dimensionality of a construct). >* What is causality and how can we test for it? >* Methodologies for longitudinal research. >* The pros and cons of randomised experimental designs in health psychology. >* Recent developments in methodology. > > >Theme 3 - Translating theory driven findings into intervention type research > >* What is the clinical significance of the theories we use? Can we use >theories in health psychology to design successful interventions? >* Can we evaluate the effects of an intervention using a particular theory? >* What are examples of theory-based intervention programmes? > > >Application Procedure > >You can apply for the workshop filling in and returning the attached file >"create_workshop_application_form.RTF". The application deadline is > >April 1st, 2000 > >We recommend that you apply early, because places in the workshop are >limited to 40 participants. Before May 1st you will be notified if you got a >place in the workshop. Information regarding payment, the pre-workshop >assignments, and the workshop venue will be sent to you then. > > >Requirements > >* Preference is given to postgraduate health psychology students or those >who already have a postgraduate qualification in health psychology (but for >no longer than 3 years). >* The workshop will be held in the English language, so adequate command of >the English language is required. >* You need to become an EHPS member to participate in this workshop. By >participating you are entitled to student membership. If you are *not* >already an EHPS member, you can apply for EHPS membership when you have a >place in the workshop--you may use the attached file >"ehps_membership_form.RTF". Go to the EHPS website (www.ehps.net) for more >information on membership. > > >Costs > >The application fee for the workshop is Fl. 125,- (Dutch guilders). This fee >covers the cost of the three workshops. Once you have been offered a place >on the course, you will be required to pay this fee. Fee payment >instructions will be sent with your letter of acceptance. You then need to >apply for EHPS membership if you did not do so already. Workshop >participants are entitled to student membership. The EHPS conference >organisers arranged for cheap accommodation at the workshop venue. > > >We are looking forward to meeting you in Leiden! > >Kind regards, > >Michael Echteld, on behalf of CREATE > > >C R E A T E - Collaborative REsearch and Training in the EHPS >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >Website: http://www.ehps.net/create > >Michael Echteld - [log in to unmask] >David French - [log in to unmask] >Konstadina Griva - [log in to unmask] >David Hevey - [log in to unmask] >Efharis Panagopoulou - [log in to unmask] > > > ************************************************************************* Gwyneth Rees Postgraduate Research Psychologist Psychosocial Research Group Department of Clinical Psychology First Floor Outpatient Building Western General Hospital Edinburgh EH4 2XU Fax: 0131 3436869 Tel: 0131 5371838 Email: [log in to unmask] %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%