Assimilating Common Factor Treatment Components into Cognitive Therapy for Depression
January 1, 2008 by Steve Sobelman
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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 [...]
Three Ways to Improve our Effectiveness
October 30, 2006 by Steve Sobelman
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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 [...]
