Important Changes Approved by the APA Council
March 11, 2010 by Internet Editor
Filed under APA Council, Latest from the Division of Psychotherapy
The APA Council In Action! By Linda Campbell and Norine Johnson.
We are quite used to stalemates, filibusters, and partisanship these days, aren’t we? I wish you could all have attended this Council meeting to see actual decision-making, compromise, and respectful disagreement. There were items on this Council agenda that truly spoke to who we are, [...]
Updates from the 2010 Meeting of the APA Council
February 11, 2010 by Internet Editor
Filed under APA Council
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Norine Johnson and I are your representatives to APA Council of Representatives. We bring you the decisions and direction of APA in our report immediately after the Council meeting. We also want your input and your opinions before we go to Council in order to accurately represent your ideas and thoughts [...]
2009 44(4)
November 21, 2009 by Internet Editor
Filed under Bulletin Archives
Psychotherapy Bulletin Winter 2009, 44(4)
Mental Health Resources for Military Troops and Veterans, Families, and Providers
November 12, 2009 by Internet Editor
Filed under Latest from the Division of Psychotherapy, Resources
Ken Pope has done a wonderful job of summarizing a number of resources for Military Troops, Veterans, their families and mental health providers. The resources, which he has given us permission to summarize here include articles, publications, and links to service and military organizations. The full list of resources can be found at Dr. [...]
Assimilating Common Factor Treatment Components into Cognitive Therapy for Depression
January 1, 2008 by Internet Editor
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Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D.
University of Massachusetts Amherst
A voluminous and ever-expanding research literature points to the general effectiveness of psychotherapy (Lambert & Ogles, 2004). Through the use of controlled clinical trials, psychotherapy researchers have identified many empirically-supported treatments for specific clinical phenomena (Roth & Fonagy, 2005). The extant research also suggests that, with just a few [...]
Three Ways to Improve our Effectiveness
October 30, 2006 by Internet Editor
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By Bruce E. Wampold
Garrison Keillor observes of the residents of Lake Wobegon, “All the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.” As psychotherapists, it is likely that we similarly believe we are above average, but as Keillor’s folksy humor reminds us, it ain’t so—half of us are [...]
