Psychotherapy Bulletin
Browse articles, research, and updates from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy.
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Top 5 Psychotherapy Posts for 2016
Did you know? Every other Sunday, the Society publishes web-only content that can’t be found anywhere else. Check out our top 5 articles for the 2016 year: Top 2016 Psychotherapy Web-Only Article #1: Top 10 Things Learned After Two Decades of Tracking Client Treatment Progress Top 2016 Psychotherapy Web-Only Article #2: Therapist Characteristics that Impact Outcome Top […]
Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D.
January 1, 2017
Bulletin Announcement
Announcement about the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy’s Bulletin The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy is going green! We’ll be publishing and mailing two more issues of the Bulletin before moving to our online-only format. You will still be able to get the same great content, in the same great format. When will […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
January 1, 2017
The Importance of Learning to Give and Receive Critical Feedback
When psychologists believe that there may have been an ethical violation by another psychologist, they attempt to resolve the issue by bringing it to the attention of that individual, if an informal resolution appears appropriate and the intervention does not violate any confidentiality rights that may be involved. (American Psychological Association, 2010, Standard 1.04) Given […]
Amanda R. Simmons, B.S.
December 31, 2016
A Taxonomy for Education and Training in Professional Psychology Health Service Specialties
In 2012, the American Psychological Association (APA) endorsed as policy, The Education and Training Guidelines: A Taxonomy for Education and Training in Professional Psychology Health Service Specialties, hereafter referred to as “the Taxonomy.” This Taxonomy was developed in response to confusing inconsistencies across education and training in professional psychology training programs that would describe offerings […]
Roberta L. Nutt, Ph.D., ABPP
December 31, 2016
The Politics of Mental Health
On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States due to his overwhelming Electoral College victory over Hilary Clinton in November 2016. Throughout this long and seemingly never-ending election cycle, the ferocity of the primary battles and the eventual bedlam between the two major party candidates left […]
Jonathan Jenkins, Psy.D.
December 31, 2016
Becoming an Effective Art Therapist in the Group Format
Although the existing group art therapy literature focuses on identifying art therapy directives and describing the root of group psychotherapy as being geared toward verbal therapy (Liebmann, 2004; Steinbach, 2014), there has been a gap in the literature when it comes to describing the healing components of art in group work. The second edition of […]
Alexia C. Electris, Ph.D., L-CAT
December 31, 2016
Student Experience of Partially Affiliated Internship Consortia
Introduction To complete a doctoral degree in Clinical or Counseling Psychology, a year-long internship during the final year is required (American Psychological Association [APA], n.d.). Yet, the process to obtain an internship accredited by the APA is competitive, with many students needing to relocate to other states across the country due to historical imbalances between […]
Liliana Almeida, M.A. + 10 more
December 31, 2016
A Bouquet of Experimental Designs in Psychotherapy Research
A Horse Race … Psychological treatments that are intended to be fully therapeutic and that are provided by trained professionals (bona fide psychotherapy; Wampold & Imel, 2015; Wampold et al., 2011) have been found to be effective compared to no-treatment and treatment-as-usual for individuals who suffer from a number of disorders, including anxiety and depression […]
Christine Wolfer, M.Sc. + 1 more
December 31, 2016
Necessity and Urgency of Increasing Graduate Training in Chinese Clinical and Counseling Psychology
There have been several articles published in English describing the development of clinical and counseling psychology in China (e.g., Chang, 2005; Hou, 2007; Qian & Chen, 1998; Qian, Smith, Chen, & Xia, 2001). The authors consistently argue that one of the greatest needs in further developing the discipline is increasing graduate education for practitioners. Although […]
Xiubin Lin, M.A. + 2 more
December 31, 2016
Expectations of Psychotherapy
It is well-documented that Millennials—(those born between 1980 and 2000 ± 5 years)—exhibit behaviors and attitudes that are distinct from previous generations (Fromm & Garton, 2013; Smith & Nichols, 2015). For example, compared to the Baby-Boomers constituting their parents’ generation—individuals born between 1946 and 1955 ± 5 years—Millennials are more likely to expect immediate results. […]
Jay Steinberg + 1 more
December 31, 2016
Working with Transfer Clients
It is ironic that while most therapists champion the role of the therapeutic relationship in the success of therapy, there has been little research on how the transfer process and prior therapy relationships may have an impact on the therapeutic relationship. Clients are often transferred from one therapist to another in clinics when therapists-in-training leave […]
Barbara J. Thompson, Ph.D. + 1 more
December 31, 2016
“Why Don’t You Let Me Go Home?”
The Importance of Pursuing One’s Passion It is exciting to reflect upon the challenges which dedicated colleagues have willingly embraced, especially when they are serving the “public good.” Two of our true RxP pioneers, who from the beginning have been on the front-line treating those in need of appropriate psychopharmacological care, have recently joined forces […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
December 31, 2016