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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 the long-neglected effects of pandemic childhood sexual abuse and to introduce treatment models that could help incest [...]

Conceptual skills needed for evidence-based practice of psychotherapy

Key ingredients needed for training of evidence-based practice are summarized by Ken Critchfield and Sarah Knox: scientific-mindedness, critical thinking, integrative ability, and relational skill.

2010 45(2)

Psychotherapy Bulletin 45(2): Online Version

Division 29 President Jeffrey Magnavita Announces Task Force on Psychologist-Psychotherapists

The Task Force on Psychologist-Psychotherapists (TOPP) of the Division of Psychotherapy was formed as a Presidential initiative of Jeffrey J. Magnavita and led by Jeffrey Barnett to explore the myriad of issues related to this topic and make recommendations to the Board of Directors during the October 2010 board meeting. The task force was initiated [...]

EBPP Treatment Update Suggestions

Suggest Topics for the Evidence-Based Treatment Updates for Psychotherapists Michael J. Constantino & Jeffrey Magnavita This evidence-based treatment update column was designed to keep clinicians abreast of the most current findings in clinical science. In this section of our website we draw information from recent reports published in a variety of cutting edge journals, and [...]

Call For Proposals: Charles Gelso Psychotherapy Research Grant (April 15)

Request for Proposals Charles J. Gelso, Ph.D. Grant Description This program awards grants for research projects in the area of psychotherapy process and/or outcome. In alternating years the grant is awarded to graduate students or doctoral level psychologists. Program Goals Advance understanding of psychotherapy process and psychotherapy outcome through support of empirical research in these [...]

Important Changes Approved by the APA Council

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 [...]

Updates from the 2010 Meeting of the 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)

Psychotherapy Bulletin Winter 2009, 44(4)

Mental Health Resources for Military Troops and Veterans, Families, and Providers

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. [...]

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