Psychotherapy Bulletin
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Division 29 APA Council Representatives, John C. Norcross and Linda F. Campbell Awarded APA Presidential Citations
The APA President has the authority to bestow eight citations from the 150,000 membership of APA during her or his presidential year. These citations are given to members who have made outstanding and distinguished contributions to the field. This year, President Melba Vasquez cited both of our APA Council Representatives, John C. Norcross and Linda […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
September 6, 2011
President’s Column, September 2011
I begin this column in the wake of the ever-exciting and everexhausting APA Convention. Many of you joined us in DC for the Convention. Not even the humidity could dampen the experience … the joy of greeting old friends, the wonder of meeting new colleagues, the thoughtful challenges to our intellects from creative and cutting-edge […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
September 1, 2011
Report from The Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Task Force on Telepsychotherapy
Preamble Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association has embarked on establishing practice recommendations for telepsychotherapy. This document was developed by a taskforce of Division 29 board members with the hope of providing a set of recommendations for psychologists providing therapeutic services using electronic media. Scope According to the […]
Ann B. Judge + 4 more
July 18, 2011
The Vision, Details, and People of Division 29
What I Said Last Column: “ … [O]ur divisional slogan is “Be Connected” … We are, and I encourage us to connect in wider, deeper and more meaningful ways during the rest of the year.” “…[W]e have a team of highly energetic passionate people who love psychotherapy who work diligently for our Division. But more […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
June 19, 2011
A Call for More Inclusive Models of Supervision
“… when all four levels of the systems contextual framework were accounted for, and when training involved active learning (e.g., practice in delivery of interventions, feedback, coaching), therapist adherence to EBP was improved and client change occurred.”
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
April 5, 2011
President’s Column
It is an honor to begin my year as President of Division 29 and to write my first presidential column. The Division of Psychotherapy is an exciting, ground-breaking, and forward-thinking organization where those who have a passion for psychotherapy (practice, research, training, advocacy) can gather, exchange ideas, collect and disseminate cutting-edge research, and connect with […]
Elizabeth Nutt Williams, Ph.D.
January 1, 2011
Patient Preference and Research Efficacy in EBPP
Swift and Callahan (2010) have recently published an intriguing empirical study of patient preference regarding psychotherapy. Adult outpatients were asked to indicate how much certainty of improvement (a la RCT efficacy research) they would be willing to trade in favor of “common factors” variables such as a therapist who is empathic, experienced, listens well, or […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
December 23, 2010
TOPPS Presidential Citation
Lindsay Klimik, M.S. a Doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Loyola University Maryland, receives a Presidential Citation for her significant and outstanding contributions as a member of the Division of Psychotherapy’s Task Force on Psychologist Psychotherapists. Also present in the photo presenting the award are Jeffrey Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP, President of the Division of […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
November 21, 2010
Competencies in Clinical Supervision of Psychotherapists in Training
A recent Special Section of Psychotherapy (2010, Volume 47, Issue 1) provides a series of articles that describe key psychotherapy competencies conceptualized across a range of theoretical models with the aim of articulating specific implications for competency-based psychotherapy training. The development of professional competencies is increasingly emphasized in the training of psychologists. This series of articles provides an […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
November 5, 2010
Ethical Considerations with Married HIV-Positive Clients
Victoria Asks I’m wondering how you would proceed when it is the case of a married person who is positive from engaging in sex outside the marriage, and the spouse does not know that the person is HIV+? Jeffrey Barnett Responds Hi Victoria. Great question. These are such tough issues. The first point to consider […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
October 12, 2010
A Clinician’s Guide to the Understanding and Therapeutic Treatment of Incest
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 victims reclaim their lives. The original […]
James A. Chu, M.D.
August 26, 2010
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 sexual practices with someone? In this case, the other person’s life is endangered. This issue always stumps me, thank you […]
Jeffrey E. Barnett, Psy.D., ABPP
August 8, 2010