Abstract
Contemporary psychotherapy has been besieged by demands calling for evidence of its efficacy and for greater accountability of those who practice it. Thus, it u important for students to understand the special methodological problems associated with this type of research and to appreciate the important link between research and practice. This article summarizes a checklist of guidelines I use to teach students the basics of psychotherapy outcome research in several courses (e.g., abnormal, clinical, and even introductory psychology). The checklist is research-based and draws on techniques employed in recent representative psychotherapy outcome research studies. I suggest several variations in the pedagogical use of the checklist. Student evaluations support the usefulness of the checklist as a teaching tool