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Catherine F. Eubanks is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Adelphi University, affiliated with the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology. She is based in the Hy Weinberg Center and can be reached at 516.877.4810 or via email at ceubanks@adelphi.edu.
Education:
- PhD, Stony Brook University (2008)
Her research centers on identifying therapist skills and characteristics that lead to positive outcomes in psychotherapy, with a particular emphasis on the negotiation of alliance ruptures across different theoretical orientations. She investigates how such skills can be enhanced through training, aiming to bridge the gap between research and clinical practice. Her work integrates quantitative, qualitative, and case study methodologies to maintain both scientific rigor and clinical relevance.
Dr. Eubanks has developed and refined the Rupture Resolution Rating System (3RS), an observer-based coding measure designed to evaluate alliance rupture and repair processes in therapy. The 3RS is transtheoretical and applicable across various therapeutic modalities, serving both as a research instrument and a training tool for therapists to improve their sensitivity to therapeutic process and identity-, goal-, or need-based differences between patient and therapist.
She teaches advanced doctoral courses such as Advanced Topics in Mental Health, Supervision Theory & Practice, Doctoral Thesis Supervision series, and seminars on psychotherapy integration and psychological research.
There are no scientific awards listed in the available information.
Dr. Eubanks advises doctoral students through ongoing thesis supervision, contributing to the training of future clinical psychologists. Although specific grant funding is not mentioned, her research program suggests engagement with scholarly and potentially sponsored research activities.
The Rupture Resolution Rating System (3RS) represents a key component of her research lab or conceptual research team, functioning as both an analytical framework and a pedagogical instrument in therapist development.
