Psychotherapy Bulletin
Browse articles, research, and updates from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy.
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Conferencing to Connect Near and Far
Since its establishment in 2015, the International Domain of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP) has consistently pursued the enhancement of SAP’s internationalization through an engagement-and-involvement approach. It has built an active Committee of International Affairs, which consists of 11 members from 6 different countries. The committee has led several systematic endeavors to […]
Maria del Pilar Grazioso, Ph.D. + 2 more
October 30, 2019
2019 Editors’ Column 54(3)
This is bittersweet to write, as it is the penultimate Editors’ Column of my tenure with Psychotherapy Bulletin. In the words of Laurie Heatherington, Chair of the Publications and Communications Board: After the successful search last year for the editorship of Psychotherapy, we turned to searches for the Psychotherapy Bulletin Editor and the Web and […]
Lynett Henderson Metzger + 1 more
October 28, 2019
Providing Culturally-Relevant Psychotherapy to Arab American Women
Arab Americans are not officially recognized by the United States government as a minority group, which has resulted in not only a failure to accurately document increasing occurrences of discrimination (Awad, 2010), but also in a lack of knowledge about this ethnic group. The juxtaposition of mounting negative media visibility with a general lack of […]
Laila Abdel-Salam, Ed.M., M.A.
October 27, 2019
The Momentum in Mourning
School shootings seem as American as apple pie. The post-Columbine generation has been preparing to dodge bullets in school since they were learning to tie their shoes. They are fittingly dubbed “generation lockdown.” On Valentine’s Day 2018, such drills became a reality for students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. An active […]
Bre-Ann Slay, M.A., L.P.C + 3 more
October 13, 2019
Understanding the Psychotherapy Gap Through the Eyes of Our Community Partners
Psychotherapy as a field is no stranger to controversy, so let’s start with where we all agree. If you are a member of Division 29, chances are you believe in the mission of this organization which is to make the benefits of psychotherapy accessible to all. Next, we may agree that individuals with mental health […]
Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Ph.D. + 1 more
September 29, 2019
Considering Social Class in Our Clinical Practice
Attending to client background, lived experiences, and interactions with mental health systems is essential to provide competent and effective care. As psychotherapists, we are well aware of the importance of the common factors and do our best to establish a strong working relationship with our clients to help them thrive. The last thing we want […]
Mindi Thompson, Ph.D.
September 15, 2019
Student Member of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Publications and Communications Board
The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (APA Division 29) seeks nominations and self-nominations for the student member position of Publications and Communications Board. It is a two (2) year renewable appointment. The Publications and Communications Board provides oversight and recommends publication policy for the division’s journal, Psychotherapy, its bulletin, Psychotherapy Bulletin, its e-mail lists, […]
Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D.
September 12, 2019
Congratulations to the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy 2019 Award and Grant Winners!
Each year, the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy offers an array of psychotherapy research grants to psychologists and students to further the field of psychotherapy. The Charles J. Gelso, Ph.D., Psychotherapy Research Grants, offered to graduate students, predoctoral interns, postdoctoral fellows, and psychologists (including early career psychologists), provide three $5,000 grants toward the advancement […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
September 10, 2019
Everything You Wanted to Know About the Division, It’s Benefits, and Resources
Recently became a member and need a place to get started? Renewed your membership but wondering how to make the most out of it? Thinking about becoming a member, but feel overwhelmed? This article is aimed at sharing all the ins and outs and getting you acquainted with the division. And as always, if there […]
Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D.
September 9, 2019
The Game of Strife
Psychology graduate students face many challenges, balancing academic demands, field placement requirements, often financial limitations, and the responsibilities of personal life. These competing obligations can often lead to burnout, defined by the Mayo Clinic as “a state of physical or emotional exhaustion that also involves a sense of reduced accomplishment and loss of personal identity” […]
Salwa Chowdhury, Psy.D. + 1 more
September 5, 2019
On Cheap Psychotherapy
On March 16, 2019, the esteemed international magazine The Economist published an article titled “Talk is Cheap: What Disasters Reveal About Mental-Health Care.” The article extolled the virtues of using lightly trained “psychotherapists” to deal with emotional problems in countries that have a shortage of mental health professionals. After highlighting the role of stressors such […]
Roger P. Greenberg, Ph.D.
September 2, 2019
This Land is Your Land
This spring I had the wonderful opportunity, along with our colleagues Hortensia de los Angeles Amaro and Brian Smedley, to attend the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) Culture of Health stakeholder meeting Engaging Allies in the Culture of Health Movement. The expressed objectives of this particular meeting were to discuss why Anchor Institution (such as […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
September 2, 2019