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A Synopsis of Treatments for Black Women Following Intimate Partner Violence
The purpose of this paper is to assist non-Black therapists address critical issues when treating Black women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). This paper was written from a place of cultural humility in an effort to educate on how to provide culturally relevant treatment, rather than an attempt to speak for Black women. […]
Kaitlin Forestieri, PsyD + 1 more
June 1, 2022
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
Personal Psychotherapy for the Psychotherapist in Training
Given that mental health professionals lead lives outside the therapy room, they are not invulnerable to the impact of psychosocial life stressors. In addition, working with distressed patients is a complex and demanding task that requires the service provider’s devoted mental resources. Graduate student trainees in applied psychology programs are arguably prone to even greater […]
Carly Schwartzman, M.A. + 1 more
April 21, 2020
The Promise of Transdiagnostic Treatments
Homeless and vulnerable individuals experience higher rates of mental health difficulties (National Institute of Mental Health, 2017) and are less likely to receive mental health care than the general population. Many of them meet criteria for multiple chronic psychological and medical morbidities (for example, severe mental illness, substance misuse, and diabetes) in addition to facing […]
Amantia Ametaj, Ph.D. + 1 more
January 5, 2020