Psychotherapy Bulletin
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Free Mentoring Opportunity from Division 29’s President
Division 29 has a commitment to education and training. We provide countless opportunities for student’s to learn, develop, and grow both as future clinicians and experts in the field. This year’s president, Tony Rousmaniere, is offering free mentoring for four lucky student members of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division 29). Students […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
March 20, 2024
Multicultural Suicide Risk Assessment Webinar
Multicultural Suicide Risk Assessment Webinar Featuring Sherry Molock, Ph.D. Hosted by the Early Career Professionals Domain of APA Div. 29 Wanting a continuing education opportunity that will really improve the way you do suicide assessments? Look no further, Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy has you covered. About the Webinar Suicides have tragically increased in recent years, especially among minoritized youth. […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
March 11, 2024
Pornography and Sexual Dysfunction: Is There Any Relationship?
Psychotherapists working with couples or individuals involved in intimate relationships often receive questions or need to respond to issues related to the use of pornography. These can emerge as a primary or secondary focus of treatment. One specific area where substantial misinformation exists is in the connection between the use of pornography and sexual response/dysfunction […]
Stewart E. Cooper, Ph.D., ABPP
March 5, 2024
Moving Towards Understanding and Undoing the Stigma of Borderline Personality Disorder
Harm of Stigma with Borderline Personality Disorder “Manipulative,” “attention seekers,” and “drama queens” are a few damaging ways clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are often described; these individuals are among the most stigmatized within a clinical population (Allan, 2018; Deans & Meocevic, 2006; Hancock, 2017). BPD is a disorder centered around pervasive patterns of […]
Carla Capone, MS + 1 more
February 24, 2024
2024 Special Grant: Science and Scholarship Grant for Mid- and Late-Career Psychotherapy Researchers
Brief Statement about the Grant: This Science and Scholarship Grant for Mid- and Late-Career Psychotherapy Researchers is offered only for 2024 by the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. This grant will provide $20,000 toward the advancement of research on psychotherapy. All aspects of psychotherapy research can be supported, including the psychotherapy relationship, process, outcomes, […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
February 22, 2024
2024 Special Grant: Science and Scholarship Grant for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy
Brief Statement about the Grant: This Science and Scholarship Grant for Qualitative Research in Psychotherapy is offered only for 2024 by the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. This grant will provide $20,000 toward the advancement of qualitative research on psychotherapy. All aspects of psychotherapy research can be supported, including the psychotherapy relationship, process, outcomes, […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
February 22, 2024
Free Student Membership 2024
The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division 29) is offering a FREE 2024 student membership to 1000 undergraduate and graduate students. These will be offered to the first 1000 qualified applicants. Use the discount code JOINSAP. The memberships will be for the calendar year 2024, and include both digital access and print copy of […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
February 9, 2024
2024 Society Grants – Call for Nominations
Charles J. Gelso Psychotherapy Research Grants BRIEF STATEMENT ABOUT THE GRANT PROGRAM The Charles J. Gelso, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grants, offered annually by the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy to graduate students, predoctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, and psychologists (including early career psychologists), provide three $5,000 grants toward the advancement of research on psychotherapy process and/or psychotherapy outcome. ELIGIBILITY […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
February 6, 2024
The Climate and Environmental Crisis: A Primer for Psychologists
Recent research shows an increasing level of distress concerning the climate and environmental crisis (Leiserowitz et al, 2022; Hickman, 2021). This workshop will illuminate the broader context of this crisis, including the embedded sociocultural factors that differentially affect communities and individuals. We will discuss ways that climate distress, grief and anxiety are showing up clinically, as well […]
Wendy Greenspun, Ph.D. + 1 more
January 30, 2024
The Doctor is Out: Reflections on the End of a Practice
When my husband retired 4 years ago, he hung up the phone and was done. In the blink of an eye, his company laptop was ready to ship off and his home office was on its way to becoming our guest bedroom again. A new, exciting, responsibility-free horizon met him almost immediately. So he was […]
Leslie Connor, Ph.D.
January 25, 2024
Coming Back Home: A Journey to Reconnection with Self
It was one of those mornings after a long wedding weekend. I was happy and excited to meet my therapist and tell her about the fun and exciting events that took place. At that point of my life, waking up happy was a rare experience for me. This was just a month into the start […]
Simran Deep Singh, M.S.
January 24, 2024
When Should My Suicidal Patient Go to the Hospital?
At one time, hospitalization was considered the standard of care when working with patients with suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts. However, almost all suicidal patients can now be treated effectively as outpatients. Several outpatient interventions can substantially reduce the risk of a suicide attempt (see, for example, reviews by Jobes & Chalker, 2019; Nuij et […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP
January 18, 2024