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Student Representative Ballot 2020
[et_pb_section][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text] All student members in good standing with the Society are eligible and encouraged to vote for their next Student Representative. Student members of the Society will have until November 30th to cast their ballots. VOTE HERE Heather Muir University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst Heather Muir is a fourth-year doctoral student in the clinical psychology doctoral […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
October 15, 2020
The Importance of Trauma-Informed Care in Eating Disorder Treatment
Due to the high comorbidity between disordered eating after a traumatic experience, understanding the association between the two is pertinent to the conceptualization of a person experiencing such stressors. There is an increasing amount of literature suggesting that many of those with eating disorders (ED) also have a history of psychological trauma (Mitchell et al., […]
Zoe Ross-Nash, PsyD + 1 more
October 11, 2020
SAP Achievements 2020
As we enter the final quarter of 2020, many are looking forward to calling the year a wrap. While it may be tempting to distance as quickly as possible from 2020 and focus on hopes for better times to come, we really have a great deal to be proud of in 2020. Your board has […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
October 8, 2020
Virtue, Flourishing, and Positive Psychology in Psychotherapy
Abstract Researchers have increasingly called for the examination of both mental health symptoms and well-being when providing and evaluating psychotherapy, and although symptoms and well-being are typically inversely related, these appear to be distinct constructs that may require distinct intervention strategies. Positive psychology interventions, virtue-based treatments, and psychotherapies explicitly focused on promoting well-being have emerged in response to, or […]
Peter Jankowski, Ph.D. + 6 more
September 25, 2020
Harnessing Insights from Language Use Research in Counseling and Psychotherapy
The science of language is the study of how humans communicate and understand meaning. It does this by examining the ways in which words influence and reflect internal and external processes and behavior, as well as social interaction and connectivity (Krieger & Gallois, 2017; Mehl & Pennebaker, 2003). The average person speaks 150-160 English words […]
Jodie Maccarrone M.S.
September 13, 2020
2020 Student Paper Award Winners
Student Diversity Award Brien J. Goodwin is a sixth-year PhD student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who is starting his pre-doctoral internship this fall at the Institute of Living. His Master’s thesis examined the association between early-treatment patient motivational language and proximal treatment outcomes. His dissertation examines in-session interpersonal […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
August 31, 2020
Call for Papers to Psychotherapy
Guest Editors: Trisha L. Raque-Bogdan, PhD and Amanda M. Mitchell, PhD Submission Deadline: December 31, 2020 Psychotherapy invites you to contribute research or clinical manuscripts for a special issue on addressing health in psychotherapy. We particularly encourage papers with an emphasis on social justice, advocacy, equity, and/or anti-racism as they relate to psychotherapy and health. The intersection of clients’ mental and physical health concerns is receiving increasing attention by psychotherapists across settings including private practice, integrated primary care settings, academic medical centers, and community mental health. […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
August 31, 2020
Navigating the Empathic Process During a Global Pandemic
Increasingly, clinical psychology literature points to a relationship between therapists’ self-regulation and their capacity to effectively treat patients. Indeed, theorists have suggested that therapists’ self-regulation – including their capacity to be self-reflective and mindful with patients – tends to facilitate therapeutic empathy (Buechler, 2008), rupture resolution (Safran & Muran, 2000), and mutual recognition (Benjamin, 2018). […]
Shannon L. McIntyre, Ph.D.
August 30, 2020
Drawn from “The Person of the Therapist”
“When the wrong man uses the right means, the right means work in the wrong way” (Stevens, 1970, p. 7). Looking beyond what now would be considered her sexist language, we might appreciate that Barry Stevens had a knack for stating wisdom in down-to-earth terms, terms so simple and clear that the truth shone through […]
Edward W.L. Smith, Ph.D.
August 28, 2020
Critical Incidents in Pre-Practicum Supervision from the Perspective of Counseling Trainees
Pre-practicum (PP) supervision is counseling trainees’ first introduction to the tremendously complex and comprehensive process of supervision. Supervision is vital for counseling trainees’ professional development as it is one of their first steps towards the development of competence as psychotherapists and lays the groundwork for subsequent training (Hatcher & Lassiter, 2007; Hill et al., 2007). […]
Jacob Daheim, M.A. + 2 more
August 27, 2020
Challenges and Considerations for Predoctoral Psychology Interns During a Pandemic
The University of Denver Graduate School of Professional Psychology Internship Consortium, an APA-accredited internship consortium, consists of seven sites in the Denver metropolitan area including a state psychiatric hospital, residential treatment home for children and adolescents, health maintenance organization, community mental health center, police psychology agency, and two university counseling centers. The global pandemic caused […]
Maya Badwan + 12 more
August 27, 2020
I’m Going Back to My Plough
Over the years, we have come to appreciate that the public policy/political process is a highly personal one in which those who successfully engage possess vision, long-term commitment, and perhaps most importantly, enthusiasm. There are always unexpected opportunities to be discovered – creative ways to accomplish one’s underlying objectives. Accordingly, I have been very pleased […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
August 27, 2020