Psychotherapy Bulletin
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APA Annual Convention Division Programming (2020)
Thursday, August 6th, 2020 Symposium: Memory Reconsolidation, Emotional Arousal, and the Mechanisms of Enduring Change in Psychotherapy (Session ID: 333) Time: 10:00am-11:50am Co-Chairs: Richard D. Lane, M.D., Ph.D., & Hanna Levenson, Ph.D. Participants: Joseph E. Dunsmoor Ph.D.; Richard D. Lane, M.D., Ph.D.,; & Hanna Levenson, Ph.D. Discussant: Lynn Nadel, Ph.D. Location: Convention Center Room 147A […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
May 12, 2020
Effectiveness For Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Versus Outpatient Treatment
There is growing evidence that online self-management tools based on psychotherapy models are effective with various forms of psychic distress, according to recent reviews of the literature (Andersson, 2018; Davies et al., 2014; Lattie et al., 2019). Many of these online resources are based on the application of principles of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT […]
George (Jeb) S Brown, Ph.D. + 2 more
May 10, 2020
Pandemics, Prejudice, and Power
As panic due to the current coronavirus pandemic runs rampant, another virus has quietly been spreading in its wake: Xenophobia, targeted toward people of Asian descent. Increasingly, reports and videos have surfaced depicting verbal and physical assault of those who appear to be of Asian descent. While we cannot speak directly to the experiences of […]
Bre-Ann Slay, M.A., L.P.C + 4 more
April 26, 2020
Clinical Creativity and Idiographic Goals in Psychotherapy
Walking the hallway of the Psychotherapy and Behavior Change Lab throughout the course of my graduate training, I often glanced at a paper that my mentor had taped to one of the doors, which cited Paul’s (1967) iconic question: ‘‘What treatment, by whom, is most effective for this individual with that specific problem, and under […]
Matteo Bugatti, Ph.D.
April 21, 2020
Gay in OK
Be a blank slate, but also be an advocate. Wait, no, not like that. In graduate school, we are taught to hopefully become ethical, effective psychological practitioners. That model pretends that psychology exists in a bubble and is not subjected to the outside world’s judgments, prejudice, and ignorance; psychotherapy is often intended to empower people […]
Tye Stephens, MA
April 21, 2020
Personal Psychotherapy for the Psychotherapist in Training
Given that mental health professionals lead lives outside the therapy room, they are not invulnerable to the impact of psychosocial life stressors. In addition, working with distressed patients is a complex and demanding task that requires the service provider’s devoted mental resources. Graduate student trainees in applied psychology programs are arguably prone to even greater […]
Carly Schwartzman, M.A. + 1 more
April 21, 2020
More Than Bubble Baths and Wine
I recently attended a faculty awards ceremony at my university. The faculty award recipients, along with the audience, watched videos of remarks and comments from the awardees’ students and colleagues. All of the remarks were expectedly heartwarming and lovely; however, I could not help to notice a trend in each of the videos. Nominators remarked […]
Apryl Alexander, Psy.D.
April 21, 2020
An Independent Practice Does Not Need to Be an Isolated Practice
Recently we have heard a lot about the importance of therapist self-care. Jeffrey Barnett (2014) made a strong case that self-care is an ethical imperative based on the APA Ethics Code principles of beneficence and maleficence, as well as the guidelines related to competence, managing personal problems and conflicts, and avoiding harm. Self-care has […]
Barbara J. Thompson, Ph.D. + 1 more
April 21, 2020
“You Gotta Go Where You Wanna Go”
The Ever-Changing Practice Environment Visionary Ken Drude has been on the cutting-edge of psychology’s increasing awareness of the long-term implications of telehealth for the clinician and most importantly, for potential clients. Most recently, he has urged our colleagues to also appreciate the importance of their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) profiles and especially to ensure that […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
April 21, 2020
2019 Editors’ Column 54(4)
Goodbye, as they say, is the price we pay for hello, and it is with profound thankfulness and affection that I write this, my final column as Editor for Psychotherapy Bulletin. I have been tremendously fortunate to have worked with such an amazing and supportive group of folks over the past nine years, including Dr. […]
Lynett Henderson Metzger + 1 more
April 21, 2020
2019 President’s Column 54(4)
How time flies when one is having fun! I am amazed to find myself writing my final presidential column as the weather chills and we near the holidays. It has been a great honor to serve the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy over the past year and I look forward to continuing my involvement […]
Nancy L. Murdock, Ph.D.
April 21, 2020
2020 Candidate Statements
Candidates for President-elect Rosemary Adam-Terem, Ph.D. It is a real honor to be nominated as a candidate for the role of President-Elect of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. I have been involved with the Society for several years now as a member, board member, and committee chair, and consider it my professional home. […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
April 17, 2020