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Book Review: Healing the Incest Wound by Christine A. Courtois, PhD

Book Review: Healing the Incest Wound by Christine A. Courtois, PhD

Review by James A. Chu, MD. Healing the Incest Wound, originally published in 1988, was a landmark achievement in the modern era of trauma psychiatry and psychology. Christine Courtois, PhD is one of the pioneers who helped rediscover... 

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Diversity Challenge 2010 Conference:  Race and Culture in Teaching, Training, and Supervision

Diversity Challenge 2010 Conference: Race and Culture in Teaching, Training, and Supervision

Diversity Challenge 2010 Conference: Boston, MA Race and Culture in Teaching, Training, and Supervision October 15-16, 2010 in Boston , Massachusetts REGISTER NOW Two days of presentations and workshops for teacher educators,... 

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Is there a Duty to Warn When Working with HIV-Positive Clients?

Is there a Duty to Warn When Working with HIV-Positive Clients?

Stephanie Chervenak Asks: I am curious about ethical considerations when treating individuals who are HIV positive. What are my responsibilities as a clinician if I know that my client (HIV positive) is engaging in risky/unsafe... 

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Graduate Student Stephanie Budge Awarded First Charles J. Gelso Psychotherapy Research Grant

Graduate Student Stephanie Budge Awarded First Charles J. Gelso Psychotherapy Research Grant

Congratulations to Stephanie Budge, who has been awarded the first Charles J. Gelso, Ph. D. Psychotherapy Research Grant. Division 29 created this grant program to provide annual grants (up to $2000) supporting the advancement... 

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Ask the Ethicist: Supervisors Need Competence Too!

Ask the Ethicist: Supervisors Need Competence Too!

Taline Andonian Asks: As graduate students we receive training not only in academia but in a myriad of different clinical settings, which often lead to a wide range of experiences in terms of supervision. Because of the emphasis... 

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Book Review: Choose to be Happily Married, How Everyday Decisions Can Lead to Lasting Love

Book Review: Choose to be Happily Married, How Everyday Decisions Can Lead to Lasting Love

By Staci Weiner, Psy.D. Apple Psychological, LLP. www.applepsychological.com. Choose to be Happily Married, How Everyday Decisions Can Lead to Lasting Love by Bonnie Jacobson, Ph.D., Publisher Adams Media, May 2010. This is... 

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Ask the Ethicist: Couples Therapy in an Abusive Relationship

Ask the Ethicist: Couples Therapy in an Abusive Relationship

Question by Faith Prelli. I have a client (18yr female) who I have seen twice a week for 8 months who is currently in a relationship plagued with intimate partner violence. This has been dubbed “mutual combat” by several... 

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Read the Latest Edition of the Psychotherapy Bulletin: 2010 45(2)

Read the Latest Edition of the Psychotherapy Bulletin: 2010 45(2)

Psychotherapy Bulletin 45(2): Online Version  Read More →

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Ask the Ethicist: The Ethics of Making or Not Making Medication Referrals.

Ask the Ethicist: The Ethics of Making or Not Making Medication Referrals.

Question By Jennifer Weinstein. Currently, there is a push for people to be on medication, and clients often come in stating that they want medication. This is especially true in multidisciplinary environments where psychiatrists... 

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Clinical Implications of Therapist-Client Interactions on the Internet: Boundary Considerations in Cyberspace

Clinical Implications of Therapist-Client Interactions on the Internet: Boundary Considerations in Cyberspace

By Dr Keely Kolmes and Dr. Dan Taube. Our society and, indeed, the world, is becoming increasingly networked via the Internet, and mental health practitioners are beginning to rely more heavily on the World Wide Web. As this... 

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