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Jenelle Slavin-Mulford, Ph.D.
11 articles
Predicting Trainee Therapists’ Abilities with Letters of Recommendation Part 2
In the last issue of the Bulletin, we began exploring the very timely issue of the use of letters of recommendation (LORs) by clinical and counseling graduate programs as a tool to select students with high potential to be effective therapists. Not only do programs use LORs routinely for this process, but LORs have received […]
Zachary Hoffman, M.S. + 5 more
December 2, 2021
Predicting Trainee Therapists’ Abilities with Letters of Recommendation Part 1
According to the American Psychological Association’s 2019 report on Admissions, Applications, and Acceptances, over 40,000 individuals applied to clinical psychology programs in the 2016-2017 academic year, with acceptance rates of 12-30% (Michalski et al., 2019). Due to an increasing interest in clinical and counseling psychology (Norcross & Sayette, 2014) and a limited amount of space […]
Zachary Hoffman, M.S. + 5 more
November 15, 2021
The Relationship between Trainee Therapist Personality, Technique Usage, and Perceived Helpfulness
Research suggests that therapist personality traits impact self-reported theoretical orientation (e.g., Ogunfowora & Drapeau, 2008). For example, studies have shown that therapists who report having a psychodynamic orientation generally report being higher in creativity, intuition, imagination, individualism, anxiety, and introversion (Arthur, 2001). In contrast, Arthur’s (2001) research showed that cognitive-behavioral therapists were more conventional, rational, […]
Samantha H. Kunkel, A.S. + 3 more
December 1, 2020
Trainee Therapist Characteristics in the Prediction of Client Rated Alliance
Ample research suggests that therapists differ in their level of effectiveness (Blow et. al., 2007; Wampold, 2001). Even more striking is that therapist effects appear to be larger than treatment effects (e.g., Lindgren et al., 2010). These findings suggest that “who” the therapist is may be more important than the type of treatment used. Moreover, […]
Jenelle Slavin-Mulford, Ph.D.
March 8, 2020
Session Frequency and Psychotherapy Outcome in a Naturalistic Setting
The dose-response model of psychotherapy aims to determine the specific number of sessions necessary to achieve clinically significant change across populations (Hansen, Lambert, & Forman, 2003; Howard, Kopta, Krause, & Orlinsky, 1986). While there are few studies that include session frequency as an aspect of the psychotherapy “dose,” Orlinsky’s (2009) generic model of psychotherapy suggests […]
Taylor Rodriguez, B.S. + 1 more
February 25, 2018
Improving Mental Health in Health Care Practitioners
Health care practitioners are at elevated risk for burnout, depression, and suicide (Fahrenkopf et al., 2008; Schernhammer & Colditz, 2004; West et al., 2006). Moreover, a practitioner’s occupational stress can contribute to impaired concentration and decision making and in turn have a negative impact on patient care (Barger et al., 2006; Fahrenkopf et al., 2008; […]
Taylor Rodriguez, B.S. + 1 more
February 11, 2018
The Role of Therapists Crying in Therapy
An important aspect of psychotherapy is the therapist’s reactions to his or her client during session (Kahn & Fromm, 2001; Summers & Barber, 2010). One type of emotional expression that has garnered interest throughout the psychological literature is the phenomenon of therapists crying with their patients (McWilliams, 1994; Alden, 2001; Summers & Barber, 2010; Guntrip, […]
Taylor Rodriguez, B.S. + 1 more
January 14, 2018
Color-blind Attitudes and the Case for Multicultural Clinical Training
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Austin Drew Pierson, M.S. + 1 more
June 4, 2017
Finding the Link Between Expectations and Outcomes in Therapy
Premature termination is a pervasive problem in psychotherapy (Garfield, 1994) and campus mental health services are especially vulnerable to increased rates of this problem. Although client expectations have consistently been associated with premature termination (e.g., Callahan et al., 2009; Dew & Bickman, 2005; Reis & Brown, 2006), the role of therapist expectations is still not […]
Austin Drew Pierson, M.S. + 1 more
April 23, 2017
Therapist Characteristics that Impact Outcome
Ample research suggests that therapists differ in their level of effectiveness (Baldwin & Imel, 2012; Blow et al., 2007; Wampold, 2001). Even more striking is that therapist effects appear to be larger than treatment effects (e.g., Lindgren et al., 2010). Moreover, therapist training, experience, and theoretical orientation do not appear to explain the majority of […]
Jenelle Slavin-Mulford, Ph.D.
March 13, 2016
Trainee Therapist Characteristics Related to Therapeutic Alliance and Technique
Ample research suggests that therapists differ in their level of effectiveness (Baldwin & Imel, 2013; Blow, Sprenkle, & Davis, 2007; Wampold, 2001). Even more striking is that therapist effects appear to be larger than treatment effects (Kim, Wampold, & Bolt, 2006; Lindgren, Folkesson, & Almiqvist, 2010). Moreover, therapist training, experience, and theoretical orientation do not […]
Jenelle Slavin-Mulford, Ph.D. + 4 more
August 26, 2015