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evidence-based practice
Articles tagged "evidence-based practice".
22 articles
Suicide Prevention Takes a Village at Universities: Eight Key Strategies
Engaging in suicide prevention on university campuses requires a comprehensive approach that involves a variety of strategies and invested partners. Universities have the unique opportunity to cultivate a supportive environment that promotes mental health and provides effective interventions for those in crisis. This article discusses how universities can implement a multifaceted approach to suicide prevention […]
Layna Adams, MS + 2 more
November 20, 2024
A First Year Doctoral Student’s Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in Psychotherapy: What I’m Taking with me Into Sessions as a New Therapist
As a first year doctoral student in counseling psychology, I have been immersed in scholarship surrounding the topic of how to be a successful therapist. Now, as I am approaching the start of practica, I am beginning to consider how I will integrate what I have learned into my own client sessions in a more […]
Jill D. Paquin, PhD + 1 more
September 25, 2024
Beyond the Dyad: Broadening the APA Supervision Guidelines to Include Group Supervision
Abstract Group supervision is an extensively used format across many training agencies, yet it has been largely disregarded in theory and research within the supervision literature. In fact, the Guidelines for Clinical Supervision in Health Service Psychology (American Psychological Association, 2015a) mentions group supervision only one time, despite the fact that supervision within a group […]
Maria T. Riva, PhD + 1 more
May 23, 2024
Development and Current Status of Evidence Based Practice in Psychotherapy with Dr Koocher
How to select the best therapeutic approach is what mental health clinicians have searched for in the past, are engaging in the present, and will continue to advance in the future. In addition to experts or authorities, more effective practices rely on strong research evidence. Therefore, it is necessary to pay great attention to evidence-basedpractice […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
September 24, 2023
The Need for a Measurement-Based Care
Abstract Professional practice guidelines (PPGs) are intended to promote a high level of professional practice and serve as an educational resource, providing pragmatic guidance in a clinical area for psychologists. Measurement-based care (MBC) is an evidence-based psychological practice with accumulating empirical support and alignment with patient-centered care. In connection with the American Psychological Association’s Advisory […]
James F. Boswell, Ph.D. + 12 more
April 10, 2023
Integrating culture and religion/spirituality with evidence-based treatments for underserved groups
Individuals from minoritized backgrounds often lack access to adequate evidence-based care. Many are reluctant to seek professional psychological help (Cook et al., 2017), and those who do are more likely to drop out of treatment prematurely (Mowbray et al., 2018). The underutilization of mental health treatment is in part due to higher stigma of mental […]
Salman Shaheen Ahmad, M.S. + 2 more
January 5, 2023
What Do Suicidal Patients Want from Their Psychotherapists?
Effective psychotherapies, including treatments for suicidal patients, rely heavily on relationship skills for their success (Norcross & Lambert, 2018). Unfortunately, many suicidal patients have reported that their providers have not always displayed those essential relationship qualities (e.g., Blanchard & Farber, 2020; Hom et al., 2020; Hom et al., 2021; Richards et al., 2019a; Richards et […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP
July 31, 2022
Behavioral Health Technology Platforms and the Implementation of Measurement-Based Care in Psychotherapy
Measurement-based care (MBC) is a data-driven approach to delivering health care services. MBC encompasses an array of clinical tools, such as routine outcome monitoring (ROM), feedback informed treatment (FIT), and measurement feedback systems (MFS). Collectively, these practices center around the routine administration of treatment outcomes measurement and processing the scores with clients about treatment progress. […]
Matteo Bugatti, Ph.D. + 4 more
March 24, 2022
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
Understanding the Psychotherapy Gap Through the Eyes of Our Community Partners
Psychotherapy as a field is no stranger to controversy, so let’s start with where we all agree. If you are a member of Division 29, chances are you believe in the mission of this organization which is to make the benefits of psychotherapy accessible to all. Next, we may agree that individuals with mental health […]
Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Ph.D. + 1 more
September 29, 2019
A Doctoral Student’s Perspective on Becoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner
The evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) movement can be considered a response to the medicalization of psychology, where pharmaceuticals are at risk of becoming the primary treatment option. The “year of the brain” illuminated connections between neurobiological markers and psychological phenomena, and as Paris (2015) argues, the field of psychiatry welcomed neuropsychology as a means […]
Molly E. Kelly, M.A.
August 18, 2019
Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Trauma Using Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Energy Psychology while Tracking Change Over Time
“I can choose to forgive rather than judge others and myself.” (Friedman, 2010) “Love holds no grievances” (ACIM, W. L.68) This article is Part 2 of “Healing from Anxiety, Depression, Trauma: Using Forgiveness, Self-Compassion, and Energy Psychology while Tracking Change.” The first article demonstrated how I measured and tracked many variables session by session during […]
Philip H. Friedman, Ph.D.
April 28, 2019