Psychotherapy Bulletin
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Progress Feedback in Group Therapy
Treatment Feedback and Success Monitoring Treatment Success Measuring the success of treatment can involve many criteria, one being change on some outcome (e.g., psychiatric distress) to normal or improved levels (Kazdin, 2016; Lambert, 2015). Wampold (2015) noted that routine outcome monitoring (ROM) and its feedback to clinicians is now well-supported and should be adopted wherever […]
Hal Svien, B.S. + 2 more
June 9, 2019
Parenting is Like Dieting
If you are like anyone else who has attempted a diet, you know that dieting is best thought of as a long-term journey that frequently includes ups and downs, failures, and successes. In many ways, the day-to-day trials of parenting are quite similar. Some days, we are really on top of doing all the right […]
Beth Trammell, Ph.D., HSPP
May 26, 2019
Resilient Sexualities
At a time where issues of consent are being publicly discussed in the media and pop culture, supporting youths’ sexual health and well-being should be a priority. Yet, the primary means Americans use to educate youth about sexual health relies on fear-based tactics that highlight potential negative outcomes rather than health. In this article, we […]
Nicole Fava, Ph.D. + 1 more
May 12, 2019
2019 Award Winners
Please join us as we honor the 2019 Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Award Winners! Our 2019 Awards Ceremony is scheduled for Friday, August 9th , 4:00 pm. Marriott Marquis Chicago Hotel Grand Horizon Ballroom G, during the APA Convention in Chicago, Illinois Armand Cerbone, PhD – 2019 Award Distinguished Psychologist Award Dr. Armand […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
April 28, 2019
Remembering Abe Wolf
It has been said that a good psychotherapist is empathic, wise, supportive, collaborative, and knowledgeable. Abraham W. Wolf, Ph.D., was all of that as a therapist because that’s who he was as a person. Abe cared deeply, and it showed. He cared about his patients. He cared about his family. He cared about his friends […]
Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D., ABPP + 1 more
April 28, 2019
Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Trauma Using Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Energy Psychology while Tracking Change Over Time
“I can choose to forgive rather than judge others and myself.” (Friedman, 2010) “Love holds no grievances” (ACIM, W. L.68) This article is Part 2 of “Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Trauma: Using Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Energy Psychology while Tracking Change.” The first article demonstrated how I measured and tracked many variables session by session during […]
Philip H. Friedman, Ph.D.
April 28, 2019
APA Annual Convention Division Programming (2019)
Thursday, August 8th, 2019 Symposium: Contextual Trauma Therapy for Clients With Complex Trauma—Skill-Building Using a Video Recording (Session ID: 280) Time: 8:00am-9:50am Co-Chairs: Amy Ellis, Ph.D. & Steven N. Gold, Ph.D. Participants: Nathan R. Daly, M.S, Amy Ellis, Ph.D.; & Bryan Reuther, Psy.D. Discussant: Laura S. Brown, Ph.D. Location: McCormick Place, Room W175c Symposium: Effective Psychotherapy […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
April 23, 2019
A Work-in-Progress
Introduction To be in supervision for beginner therapists is a nerve-racking experience, which has the capacity to change the life of the trainee. Hyde (2015) describes beginner therapists as intelligent, gifted, and successful individuals who in supervision face scrutiny, which threatens their self-esteem and stirs up anxieties and defenses. She says, “In supervision, we feel […]
Hargun Ahluwalia, M.Phil.
April 15, 2019
Moving Target
In late 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui revealed that twin girls had been born from embryos he had created using genome editing (referred to as the “CRISPR babies” after the molecular tool used that may render them immune to HIV). Internationally, legal and ethical debates quickly began. There is a fear that other scientists will […]
Apryl Alexander, Psy.D.
April 15, 2019
What’s Next for Me?
I sat in an integrated primary care elective course during the third year of my doctoral program in counseling psychology, mesmerized by the opportunity of working in primary care as a behavioral health consultant. After my completing this primary care elective and conducting brief psychotherapy for five years, I was convinced I would be prepared […]
Brittany Houston, M.S.
April 15, 2019
SAP Diversity Domain 2019
Meet Your SAP Diversity Domain Representative and Chair Manijeh Badiee, PhD, is a licensed counseling psychologist in California (License# PSY 30484). She has over 10 years of experience counseling clients of various backgrounds and specializes in women of color, LGBTQ individuals, and/or adolescents. Currently, she provides therapy services in a private practice setting. She is […]
Manijeh Badiee, Ph.D. + 1 more
April 15, 2019
The Future of Psychotherapy Research
While an impressive amount of knowledge has been gathered so far from psychotherapy process and outcome research (see Lambert, 2013), there are still many unanswered questions and areas of needed additional attention. Some of these remaining questions focus on clarifying currently unanswered debates in the field; others represent ways to improve current outcomes; and some […]
Kelley A. Tompkins, M.S. + 1 more
April 15, 2019