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Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. Lisa Firestone
Dr. Firestone talks about her work in suicide risk assessment, her theory and approach to therapy, experiences of partners in couples counseling, and her views on the future of psychotherapy. About Lisa Firestone, Ph.D. Dr. Firestone is clinical psychologist in California, Director of Research and Education at the The Glendon Association, and contributor to the […]
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
September 7, 2014
Psychotherapists Face-to-Face with Dr. Lorna Smith Benjamin
Dr. Smith talks about her experiences working with Harry Harlow, her thoughts and approach to understanding psychopathology from an interpersonal perspective, the role and power of mental representations of caregivers and siblings, and what psychotherapy can learn from the natural sciences. http://youtu.be/FUyP-Y6aNTU About Lorna Smith Benjamin, Ph.D. Dr. Smith is a Professor of Psychology at […]
Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP
August 22, 2014
Musings from the Psychotherapy Office
Rick Hanson’s recent book, Hardwiring Happiness (2013), provides a wonderful resource for understanding human beings’ tendency to focus on the negative and ignore or minimize the positive. As therapists, we are often challenged to be cheerleaders for the latter – reminding clients of their accomplishments and successes, encouraging them to reframe how they are thinking, […]
Barbara L. Vivino, Ph.D. + 1 more
July 16, 2014
Subjective Well-Being Among Internship Applicants
Internship match is a topic of pressing national interest to the training community (Keilin, Baker, McCutcheon, & Peranson, 2007). As such, over the last 18 months the Division’s Training and Education Committee developed a series of six articles on this topic. The first article examined how internship is a scare resource that can create a […]
Lindsey R. Hogan, M.S. + 5 more
July 16, 2014
The Psychodynamic Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
Overcoming the Narcissism of Small Differences Anxiety disorders represent a significant public health concern due to their prevalence, associated impairment and economic impact (Gustavsson et al., 2011; Wittchen et al., 2011). Various empirically supported methods of psychodynamic therapy for the treatment of anxiety disorders are available (a review was recently given by Leichsenring, Klein, and […]
Falk Leichsenring, Dipl.-Psych. + 1 more
June 14, 2014
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Interdivisional (APA Divisions 12 & 29) Task Force on Evidence-Based Therapy Relationships
Conclusions of the Task Force on Evidence-Based Therapy Relationships The therapy relationship makes substantial and consistent contributions to psychotherapy outcome independent of the specific type of treatment. The therapy relationship accounts for why clients improve (or fail to improve) at least as much as the particular treatment method. Practice and treatment guidelines should explicitly address therapist […]
John C. Norcross, Ph.D.
June 8, 2014
State of the Division
Division 29 is declining in membership and aging but thriving financially, thanks to a successful journal. First, Division 29 membership has been declining at a rate of about 6% per year since a peak of about 7000 members in 1994. The number of full members who paid their dues was 1781 in 2011, 1683 in […]
William Stiles
July 29, 2013
More on Closing the Gap Between Research and Practice
As I end my term as president of Division 29, I would like to thank all those with whom I have worked—far too numerous to acknowledge individually. Their dedication to further the division’s mission is both impressive and heartening, and it has been most gratifying to have been able to work with them. In this, […]
Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D., ABPP
November 5, 2012
President’s Column January 2012
The governance structure of our Division is set up in such a way so that the PresidentElect participates in both the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors before actually assuming the role of President. During my year as Presidentin-waiting, it became very evident to me as to how fortunate I was to be working […]
Marvin R. Goldfried, Ph.D., ABPP
January 14, 2012
President’s Column December 2011
In my final column of my presidential year, I’d like to update you on the status of my three initiatives, give an overview of the many accomplishments of the Division, and reflect on my experiences in D29 leadership with an eye to the future. My first and primary presidential initiative was to ask the divisional […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
December 1, 2011
President’s Column, September 2011
I begin this column in the wake of the ever-exciting and everexhausting APA Convention. Many of you joined us in DC for the Convention. Not even the humidity could dampen the experience … the joy of greeting old friends, the wonder of meeting new colleagues, the thoughtful challenges to our intellects from creative and cutting-edge […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
September 1, 2011
Report from The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Task Force on Telepsychotherapy
Preamble Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association has embarked on establishing practice recommendations for telepsychotherapy. This document was developed by a taskforce of Division 29 board members with the hope of providing a set of recommendations for psychologists providing therapeutic services using electronic media. Scope According to the […]
Ann B. Judge + 4 more
July 18, 2011