Dear FAP therapists and researchers,

Last week I sent an invitation to participate in a study on attitudes about
mental illness, substance use, and the use of in-vivo in therapy. I realize
that 45 minutes is a long time to spend on a study given how busy we each are.
In an attempt to shorten the amount of time needed to participate in the study,
I have divided the study into 2 parts:

The first part includes the measures/tasks that I would like everyone who
participates in the study to complete (you are still able to skip questions
that you do not feel comfortable answering or that are not pertinent to you).
This part of the study takes approximately 30 minutes to complete.

The second part includes questionnaires that are optional and will take an
additional 10 - 15 minutes to complete.

You can access the study at:
http://students.washington.edu/cmt3/study_home_page.html

The study has received approval from the University of Washington IRB (32982).
If you participate in the study, you are eligible to enter a drawing for one of
three $50.00 gift certificates to Barnes and Noble.

The deadline to participate in the study is May 22, 2009.

I have included a more detailed advertisement for the study below.

Thank you for time and consideration,
Christeine Terry
Graduate Student
University of Washington
Department of Psychology
Box 351525
Seattle, WA.
email: cmt3@...


****Study Advertisement****
Last October we asked FAP therapists, researchers, and graduate students to
participate in a study on attitudes about mental illness, substance use
disorders, and the use of in-vivo in therapy. Based on the results of that
study and participant feedback, we have revised the study and are now asking
for FAP therapists/researchers/students to participate in our revised study on
attitudes about individuals with mental illness, Substance Use Disorders, and
Major Depression, as well as their attitudes about in-vivo interventions. If
you participated in the October study, you ARE ELIGIBLE to participate in the
current study.

This study has received approval by the University of Washington
Human Subjects (32982). Your participation in this survey is completely
voluntary. The study will involve an on-line web survey that will take about
30 minutes of your time. An optional online web survey is included at the end
of the study. The optional survey will take about 15 minutes of your time. If
choose to complete the optional survey, the total time to participate in the
study is estimated to be 45 minutes. As compensation for your participation,
you will have the option to enter your contact information in a drawing for one
of three $50.00 gift certificates to Barnes and Nobles. You will not be asked
to give your name at any time except if you choose to enter the drawing for the
gift certificates. Your contact information will be entered
onto a secure webpage that is separate from the study. At no time will your
contact information be associated with your responses given in the study.

You will be asked for your demographic information, but the raw data will not
be seen by the primary investigators. A research assistant unfamiliar with
members of the FAP community will be responsible for the raw demographic data.
This research assistant has undergone training on maintaining participant
confidentiality and has signed a confidentiality agreement. You will be asked
for your opinions about individuals with mental illness, with Substance
Abuse/Dependence, and with Major Depression. You will also be asked about your
opinions about a specific component of FAP therapy, the in-vivo process. You
will be asked to complete two cognitive tests. These tests will ask you to
respond quickly to images and words flashed on the computer screen. At the end
of the study, you will be asked to provide feedback about the study’s
measures and procedures. There will be a “frequently asked questions”
section to provide you with further information at the end of survey.

The survey is managed on a University of Washington and Web Inquisit web
servers that use the same secure transfer protocol used by banks and other
commercial websites. Data that you provide on the study website are protected
in transmission by SSL encryption. No personally identifying information will
be collected unless you choose to enter the drawing for the certificate. This
information will be collected on a webpage separate from the study, and this
webpage will be managed on a University of Washington web server with the same
security as the study website. Your name will never be associated with the
data you enter at the study web address.

This survey has been designed to be as convenient for participants as possible.
The survey can be accessed from any PC format/computer 24 hours per day/7days
per week. Although all security protocols have been implemented, as for all
web-based interactions, complete confidentiality cannot be assured. You will
not be asked for your name. You may end your participation at any time by
exiting your browser.

We strongly encourage women and minority FAP community members to participate.

There is no direct benefit to you for participating in this survey however, you
will be contributing to scientific knowledge through your participation.

Please access the survey:
http://students.washington.edu/cmt3/study_home_page.html

Please complete the study by May 22, 2009. For questions about this study,
please feel free to contact Christeine Terry at cmt3@...,
206-685-7462, or Robert Kohlenberg at fap@..., 206-543-9898.
Please note that, as with all web based interactions, the confidentiality of
email interactions cannot be assured.

Thank you very much for your time,
Christeine Terry
Robert Kohlenberg

p.s. Please feel free to forward this invitation to FAP
therapists/researchers/students who are not on the FAP listserv. Thank you.


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Christeine M. Terry
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy Research Group
University of Washington
Department of Psychology
Guthrie Annex 1 Room 134
Box 351525
Seattle, WA. 98195
206-685-7462