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Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP
7 articles
President’s Column 52(4)
The privilege of serving as your 2017 President was capped off by the amazing work that your Board of Directors did at its final meeting for the year. The commitment, thoughtful deliberation, mutual respect and creativity was a pleasure to witness and be a part of. I’d like to share some examples with you and […]
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP
December 30, 2017
An Exciting Time for Us
There’s a lot happening in the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. We had another spectacular quarter. Here are some of the highlights. Psychotherapy had another great year in 2016. We recently heard that we actually brought in more income than budgeted. Dr. Mark Hilsenroth and his team continue to strengthen the journal making it […]
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP
September 1, 2017
SAP Updates and Upcoming Events
Thoughts and Insights from Asia Professor Jiang from Oriental Insight invited a delegation from SAP leadership (Drs. Changming Duan, Armand Cerbone, Rod Goodyear, and me) to present at Oriental Insight’s conference entitled “Supervision and Ethics: The conference of professionalization of psychological counseling and therapy” this April in Wuhan, China. Dr. Carol Falender was also on […]
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP
June 1, 2017
So Much Is Happening in the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
Wow! As I start this year as your President, I am awed by all we are doing. We just had our winter Board of Directors meeting. What a great meeting, with a great group of people. We are an increasingly diverse group in so many different respects. Yet, when we sit down to work, we […]
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP
February 1, 2017
2017 Board
Armand and I are pleased to announce the results of the 2016 Division elections. The candidates elected are as follows: President: Michael J. Constantino, PhD Diversity Domain Representative: Rosemary E. Phelps, PhD Early Career Domain Representative: Leigh Ann Carter, PsyD Science and Scholarship Domain Representative: Susan Woodhouse, PhD Division Representative to APA Council: Jean A. […]
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP + 1 more
July 15, 2016
Reflections on Mental Health Professionals Working with Divorcing Parents Outside the Courtroom
Divorce is major event in the life cycle of the nuclear family. It has the potential to be traumatic and, in some circles, is even referred to as, “The death of the family.” Families torn apart, and parents (with their attorneys) as adversaries, are common to this process that is often described as a “war”. This tends to […]
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP
April 12, 2015
Divorce and Alternative Dispute Resolution
Psychotherapists are often called on to help families of divorce. It can be to help a couple peacefully disentangle their relationship or help a child cope with the changes in the family. While the courts try to help children and families of divorce, they are limited by statute, the utility of custody evaluations, and the […]
Jeffrey Zimmerman, Ph.D., ABPP
January 18, 2015