Society News
Keep up with the latest developments and achievements within the Society for Psychotherapy. This section covers organizational news, member highlights, and other noteworthy updates from the society.
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The Psychotherapy Relationship: What Every Psychologist Should Know
Join us for a members-only opportunity to learn from an internationally recognized authority on the Psychotherapy Relationship. We’re excited to present this online mentoring ECP event for early career psychotherapists and psychologists who graduated 10 years or less from their graduate degree program, featuring Dr. John Norcross. It will begin with a focused summary of meta-analyses […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
February 4, 2015
Most Valuable Paper in Psychotherapy
The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy is considering papers published in Psychotherapy in 2014 for the annual award of Most Valuable Paper. Most Valuable Paper (MVP), is for a paper published in Psychotherapy chosen by the editorial board to be the most valuable to the field of psychotherapy. Any paper published in that volume year is eligible; […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
January 18, 2015
Welcome to Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy’s New Website
A year ago we asked the members of Division 29 to give us their opinions about our website. Although respondents told us that they saw promise in our efforts to date, we heard loud and clear that we could design a more effective and engaging site for our Society. Growing out of that feedback came […]
Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D.
January 13, 2015
Top 5 Psychotherapy Posts for 2014
Season’s Greetings from Division 29! This past year has been a big year for us. In October, we changed our name to The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. All year we (Brad Brenner and Amy Ellis) worked to create a brand new website, designed to showcase the brilliant psychotherapy content of expert clinicians, researchers, […]
Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D. + 1 more
December 28, 2014
Recognition of Psychotherapy Effectiveness
Council voted to adopt as APA policy the following Resolution on the Recognition of Psychotherapy Effectiveness. Conclusion of the Resolution THEREFORE: Be It Resolved that, as a healing practice and professional service, psychotherapy is effective and highly cost- effective. In controlled trials and in clinical practice, psychotherapy results in benefits that markedly exceed those experi- enced […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
June 7, 2014
Policy & Procedures for Endorsing Candidates for APA President-elect
I. Why it is important to endorse candidates for President-elect: A. It is in the interest of the Society to be active in APA politics to advance its mission; B. It is in the interest of the Society to support the election of APA Presidents who will advance psychotherapy in practice, in education and training, […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
June 11, 2013
Division 29 APA Council Representatives, John C. Norcross and Linda F. Campbell Awarded APA Presidential Citations
The APA President has the authority to bestow eight citations from the 150,000 membership of APA during her or his presidential year. These citations are given to members who have made outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field. This year, President Melba Vasquez cited both of our APA Council Representatives, John C. Norcross and Linda […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
September 6, 2011
TOPPS Presidential Citation
Lindsay Klimik, M.S. a Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Loyola University Maryland, receives a Presidential Citation for her significant and outstanding contributions as a member of the Division of Psychotherapy’s Task Force on Psychologist Psychotherapists. Also present in the photo presenting the award are Jeffrey Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP, President of the Division of […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
November 21, 2010