Psychotherapy Bulletin
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2020 President’s Column 55(2)
My first lessons in self-care as a core professional competency were unwanted and unexpected. After a “normal” pregnancy, I went into labor five days past my due date and navigated to the hospital in the middle of the night under blizzard conditions. I made it to the hospital, but by the time I got there, […]
Jennifer L. Callahan, Ph.D., ABPP
August 3, 2020
Allyship in Academia
It’s hard to talk about race. Actually, that’s not the case. As an academe, race and racism are relatively easy topics to discuss because academic disclosure requires very little self-reflection. In psychological academia, we’re encouraged to minimize disclosure and keep our professional boundaries high. This mentality works in the contexts of psychotherapy and research, but […]
Tye Stephens, MA
August 2, 2020
Meeting the Need to Connect
In these times of the pandemic, the way we live our lives has changed drastically. As therapists, the interpersonal connections that we need beyond seeing our clients, such as chatting with our suite mates a few times a day or attending a day long training or a multi-day conference, are not as available to us. […]
Barbara J. Thompson, Ph.D.
August 2, 2020
SAP 2020 Nominations Ballot
Dear SAP (Division 29) Colleague: The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division of Psychotherapy, 29) seeks nominations of creative individuals and great leaders! We would like both new and experienced voices to advance our increasingly important work on behalf of psychotherapy. The SAP Board encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to seek nomination. NOMINATE […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
July 31, 2020
Annual Jeremy Safran Memorial Outstanding Poster Award 2020
The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy’s (APA Division 29) Jeremy Safran Memorial Poster Award, developed in collaboration with the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI), is an award that is given by Division 29 to recognize an outstanding poster presented during the annual SEPI poster session. Meital Bendet, as lead author, is […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
July 24, 2020
Working with Survivors of Homicide Victims
The Intersection of the Community, Media, and Criminal Justice System After an individual is murdered, society turns its attention to the victim’s family members or loved ones. Communities often become captivated by the circumstances surrounding homicides. The media may feed the curiosity of the public by providing ongoing updates on cases, background information on the […]
Samantha Janvier, M.S.
July 5, 2020
Creating Safety in the Beginning of Treatment
Do you trust us right now? This question matters, because by opening this article, you have begun a kind of relationship with us. It’s a strange and asynchronous relationship, to be sure; while the first author is writing from her laptop on a gloriously sunny day in Lake Macquarie, Australia, the other authors are contributing […]
Belinda Muldoon, AMHSW + 4 more
July 5, 2020
2020 Award Winners
Jean Carter, PhD – Winner of the Society’s Distinguished Psychologist Award Dr. Jean Carter has maintained a psychotherapy practice in Washington, DC since receiving her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology in 1980. In her work at the Washington Psychological Center, PC, she offers psychotherapy with individuals and couples, with primary emphases on serious trauma, relationship issues, […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
June 20, 2020
At Home with COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified anxiety and stressors across the community and resulted in a growing need for psychological interventions via telehealth. Perinatal families, a population vulnerable to stressors and mental health difficulties even when the world is not facing a pandemic, are particularly vulnerable during the current public health crisis. Perinatal Anxiety During an […]
Stephanie Pinch, M.Ed. + 2 more
June 7, 2020
Computer Use in Mental Health Treatment
[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Abstract Amid increases in electronic health record adoption, many psychotherapists are concerned that in-session computing may harm the client–provider relationship, also known as the therapeutic alliance. The emerging practice of collaborative documentation (CD) is one strategy designed to prevent this outcome. Little empirical work has examined the effects […]
Elizabeth Matthews, Ph.D.
June 4, 2020
Actionable Steps for Therapists (And All Human Beings) In Response to the Racial Pandemic
We are angry. We are indignant. We are hurt. We are distraught. We are united in pain, frustration, and a want for change. Centuries of cumulative trauma brought on by racial discrimination have spilled over into what we see today in streets across our country. Social media, conversations, articles and op-eds are plentiful. All make […]
Samantha Janvier, M.S. + 1 more
June 2, 2020
A Survey on Chinese Counseling Hotline Services
COVID-19 first outbroke in Wuhan at the very beginning of 2020, and quickly spread across the country, and over the world. WHO made the claim that the outbreak of COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic worldwide on March 11th. With a series of actions implemented as public health emergency interventions by the Chinese government, […]
Yin Cheng, M.A. + 1 more
May 24, 2020