Teaching
This section is designed for educators in the field of psychotherapy, offering strategies, resources, and discussions on effective teaching methods to enhance student learning and professional development.
39 articles found
Clinician Engagement in Feedback Informed Care and Patient Outcomes
Abstract Aim This paper presents analyses of outcome data for 615 clinicians treating 107,194 patients over a three-year period to determine if clinicians’ mean effect sizes increased over time. Method A standardized measure client global distress was used to measure patient improvement over the course of therapy. Improvement is reported in a statistic known as […]
George (Jeb) S Brown, Ph.D. + 2 more
June 20, 2021
Key Gender Differences After Experiencing Sexual Violence
Sexual violence, defined by sexual harassment and sexual assault, are overly pertinent in today’s society. Harassment and assault are prevalent in all genders, but more so in those who identify as women. Sexual harassment or assault sadly take place everywhere, such as school or work environments. Although prominent, these incidents are still severely underreported. Few […]
Hayley N. Johnson, PsyD
May 23, 2021
Psychological Considerations of Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common progressive, chronic, life-threatening genetic disorder. However, it is still rare. There are around 30,000 cases diagnosed in the United States (Ernst et al., 2011; Kerem et al., 2005). There is no known cure for CF, however, it is common for patients with CF to live into their 30’s. […]
Veronica Grosse, MS
May 9, 2021
Is Sharing Recordings of Sessions with Clients a Good or Bad Idea?
Many therapists choose to record their sessions for record keeping purposes or to facilitate supervision in training settings. While reviewing recordings may be helpful for therapists and supervisors to facilitate growth and development, could they also be useful for clients? In a recent study, King and Boswell (2021) asked this question by surveying a sample […]
Megan Jensen + 1 more
April 25, 2021
When Adolescents Stop Psychological Therapy
Abstract The therapeutic alliance predicts dropout from psychological therapy, and ruptures in the therapeutic alliance may also predict dropout, yet there is a dearth of research with adolescents. This study investigated whether markers of rupture–repair in the alliance were indicative of different types of treatment ending in adolescents receiving psychological treatment for depression. Data were from the IMPACT study, […]
Sally O'Keeffe + 2 more
December 16, 2020
The Importance of Trauma-Informed Care in Eating Disorder Treatment
Due to the high comorbidity between disordered eating after a traumatic experience, understanding the association between the two is pertinent to the conceptualization of a person experiencing such stressors. There is an increasing amount of literature suggesting that many of those with eating disorders (ED) also have a history of psychological trauma (Mitchell et al., […]
Zoe Ross-Nash, PsyD + 1 more
October 11, 2020
Harnessing Insights from Language Use Research in Counseling and Psychotherapy
The science of language is the study of how humans communicate and understand meaning. It does this by examining the ways in which words influence and reflect internal and external processes and behavior, as well as social interaction and connectivity (Krieger & Gallois, 2017; Mehl & Pennebaker, 2003). The average person speaks 150-160 English words […]
Jodie Maccarrone M.S.
September 13, 2020
Finding and Providing Mentorship in Psychotherapy Research
This manuscript provides six suggestions to support finding and developing mentorship relationships in the area of psychotherapy research. Suggestions are provided for both the mentee-to-be as well as the mentor towards the mutual goal of building a supportive, collaborative, and productive mentorship relationship.
Simon B. Goldberg, Ph.D.
March 26, 2020
2019 SAP Excellence in Teaching/Mentorship Award Winner Reflection
Developing one’s identity and skills as a teacher and mentor is a highly rewarding, but also challenging, task. One of the challenges comes from the fact that we as graduate students have multiple responsibilities and commitments and often struggle to find time and energy to actively pursue teaching/mentoring on top of research, clinical work, and […]
Ki Eun (Kay) Shin, M.S.
November 16, 2019
Who Am I?
Clinical Psychology Training in Australia Currently in Australia there are over 35,000 registered psychologists. There are multiple pathways to registration as a psychologist within Australia, including a combination of undergraduate Bachelor degree, supervised practice, and/or postgraduate studies. Many students choose to undertake a postgraduate training program within a university setting. Postgraduate training programs include a […]
Megan Turner, Psy.D.
April 15, 2019
Becoming Trainees, Becoming Therapists
Not as Urgent as a Toothache (JM) The Analyst stares into the steam of his green tea. A morning Rorschach for no one to interpret. The first of his five patients for the day is out in the waiting room, flicking through one of the […]
Daniel Jose Gaztambide, Psy.D. + 1 more
April 15, 2019
Teaching and Learning Evidence-Based Relationships
https://societyforpsychotherapy.org/teaching-learning-evidence-based-relationships/ Like many of you, at the heart of my professional identity lies a psychotherapy relationship researcher. While my specific interests have changed and evolved over time, this aspect of my professional identity has always remained constant. This part of me has delivered professional talks about the relationship, has studied it under the lens of […]
Rayna D. Markin, Ph.D.
December 12, 2018