Psychotherapy Bulletin
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Personal Reflection on Suicidal Ideation Within Psychotherapy
Most states in the U.S. require a psychotherapist to break confidentiality when a client verbalizes suicidal intent (National Conference of State Legislatures, 2013). The purpose of this paper is to share a personal reflection on suicidal ideation within the therapeutic relationship, and to question whether a psychotherapist’s ethical responsibility and personal morality are consistently clear-cut. […]
Chantal Bushelle
January 24, 2016
Take the Confidentiality Practices Quiz
It is a given that confidentiality is essential in the psychotherapy process. Clients share their secrets, embarrassing information, fears, and the like, specifically for the purpose of receiving needed assistance to overcome their stated difficulties. Without the promise of confidentiality, many individuals might not be able to establish the trusting relationship needed for psychotherapy to […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
January 17, 2016
Manifestations and Outcomes of Pediatric mTBI
Each year in the U.S., nearly 500,000 children between the ages of zero and fourteen report to the Emergency Room related to head trauma (Langolis, Rutland-Brown, & Thomas, 2005). Current estimates show that 180 of every 100,000 children under the age of fifteen are diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year (Kraus, 1995). The […]
Beverly M. Griffor, M.B.A., J.D.
January 10, 2016
Ego Development and the Contextual Model of Trauma Treatment
Childhood sexual abuse survivors frequently present with ruptures in attachment, myriad mental health stressors, as well as histories of subsequent victimization in adulthood (e.g., Marx, Heidt, & Gold, 2005). The Contextual Model of trauma posits that survivors of CSA largely have an ineffective family of origin; this maladaptive family environment, in conjunction with the effects […]
Nicole Sciarrino, M.A., M.S. + 1 more
January 3, 2016
Discrepancies Between Beginning Psychotherapists’ Clinical Self-Perceptions and Their Presentation to Supervisors and Teachers
There are several sources of this conflict or dilemma. As they learn to do the work of what Freud (1937) termed an “impossible profession” (p. 401), beginning therapists are typically beset with multiple stressors, including a greater awareness of their own personal issues; the myriad of difficulties and frustrations inherent to treatment per se; the […]
Barry A. Farber, Ph.D. + 1 more
December 27, 2015
Appreciations
It was my good fortune serve as President of the Society during this past year. I leave that position with a great deal of appreciation for the exceptional work being done and for the learning opportunities this role has afforded me. I knew that the Board of Directors would be there both for support […]
Rodney K. Goodyear, Ph.D.
December 25, 2015
Addressing the Taboo Nature of Race Talk
In Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence, Derald Wing Sue (2015) discusses reasons that make discussions of race and racism difficult, even in psychotherapy. The author describes the master narrative of Whites and the counter-narratives of people of Color as dialogical exchanges that often result in unproductive conversations about race. The book addresses the […]
Donna Poon, B.S. + 1 more
December 23, 2015
Progress Feedback and the OQ-System
Abstract A serious problem in routine clinical practice is clinician optimism about the benefit clients derive from the therapy that they offer compared to measured benefits. The consequence of seeing the silver lining is a failure to identify cases that, in the end, leave treatment worse-off than when they started or are simply unaffected. It […]
Michael J. Lambert, Ph.D.
December 13, 2015
Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients
Psychotherapy with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Clients Psychotherapy is a complex and often vulnerable experience for clients, and the therapy relationship is vital to the process and success of psychotherapy (Gelso & Carter, 1994). The therapy relationship has been conceptualized as a Tripartite Model (Gelso, 2014) which posits that the therapy relationship consists of three […]
Frances A. Kelley, Ph.D. + 1 more
December 6, 2015
I Saw Her Again Last Night …
The Best of APA The annual APA Practice Directorate State Leadership Conference (SLC) continues to be the highlight of my APA year. This Spring, 530 colleagues, including an impressive number of early career psychologists and first time attendees, were treated to another spectacular event. Highlights included new models of service delivery, the importance of integrated […]
Pat DeLeon, Ph.D.
December 2, 2015
Meet Dr. Laurie Heatherington
I am delighted to be joining the Publications Board of Psychotherapy and look forward to contributing to the efforts which have sustained the great success of the journal. I honestly don’t recall when I joined Division 29, but have subscribed to the journal for many years, and it has long been a source of information […]
Laurie Heatherington, Ph.D.
November 30, 2015
Sexual Harassment In Supervision
We’re taking this opportunity to raise an issue that’s sorely neglected in our professional dialogue, namely sexual harassment in the context of psychotherapy supervision. As far as we could discover, the topic of “sexual intimacies” (Bartell & Rubin, 1990) or “sexual boundary violations” (Koenig & Spano, 2004) did not appear in the supervision literature until […]
Myrna L. Friedlander, Ph.D. + 1 more
November 22, 2015