A recent article from The New York Times revealed that the Black Lives Matter movement might be the largest social justice movement in United States History (Buchanan et al., 2020). The profound and continued systemic inequities and injustices towards Black people and communities have been observed with recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud […]
Across my presidential year, I have used this column to reflect on professional competency. My first column focused on competency development and the importance of multigenerational connections to thwart professional isolation and competency stagnation. My second column felt the weight of the pandemic and centered on self-care as a professional competency that underlies our sustained […]
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. The past 6 months of the pandemic have flown by and now, each of us, in our respective roles, is bracing for the fall. Systems are adapting to what has become the new normal and while […]
Virtual Symposiums A Contextual Approach to Trauma Treatment: Correspondence With Emerging Research on Complex PTSD Chair: Steven N. Gold, PhD, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL Participants: Michael Quiñones, PhD, Independent Practice, Plantation, FL Title: Emerging Research on the Validity and Nature of Complex Traumatization Steven N. Gold, PhD, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL […]
We are very excited to announce the upcoming Gab with the Greats virtual event which is designed for early career psychologists and students in the field of psychology. This event is jointly organized by the Early Career Psychology Domain and the Student Domain from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29 – APA). This event is taking place on Saturday, August […]
Spring brought to our nation’s Capital the 37th annual APA Practice Leadership Conference (PLC), which is always the highlight of my professional year. I especially appreciate the enthusiastic support of Susan Lazaroff and Dan Abrahamson for sharing this exciting experience with our next generation of military psychology and nursing leaders during their graduate student days […]
Online psychotherapy is not new. Group therapy using videoconferencing is not new. What is new, however, is having to start online treatment for the first time in the midst of a global pandemic. Usually, before COVID-19, therapists who provided telehealth services had gone through a planned and thoughtful process of figuring out online work, including […]
My name is Erin, and I am working towards my doctorate degree in counseling psychology. I was drawn to this field because of my interest in the complex identities that shape the human experience. Each identity we hold creates a unique perspective through which we view the world. In some aspects, our identities are easily […]
“In the space between chaos and shape, there was another chance.” – Jeanette Winterson To say that the current climate is characterized as chaotic and challenging is an understatement. As we disseminate this issue, we reflect on the many Division 29 and SAP Members whose personal and professional selves are impacted by COVID 19 and […]
My first lessons in self-care as a core professional competency were unwanted and unexpected. After a “normal” pregnancy, I went into labor five days past my due date and navigated to the hospital in the middle of the night under blizzard conditions. I made it to the hospital, but by the time I got there, […]