Teaching
This section is designed for educators in the field of psychotherapy, offering strategies, resources, and discussions on effective teaching methods to enhance student learning and professional development.
42 articles found
When Distress Is Collective: Implications for Clinical Training and Supervision
Over the past several years, a recurring pattern has emerged in clinical consultation and supervision among therapists working with clients from diaspora communities affected by war, political repression, migration, and ongoing sociopolitical instability.Many of these clients are not responding primarily to past trauma in the conventional sense. They are responding to circumstances that are still […]
Bahareh Sahebi, PsyD, LMFT
June 22, 2026
From Misconception to Meaning: A Trauma-Informed Understanding of BDSM
Defining BDSM BDSM, commonly referred to as kink, S&M, or leather, is an abbreviation of bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism. It refers to a physical, psychological, and sexual practice often involving consensual power exchange. Within the community, it is mainly considered within four categories: practices (“play” or “scenes”), a lifestyle […]
Sophia Gamez, M.S.
June 10, 2026
A Fat Positive Framework for Beginning Body Image Work with Plus Size Clients
Two-thirds of the United States population of women are considered plus size, but weight stigma in healthcare spaces is as pervasive as ever and has long lasting mental health implications for plus size clients (Flint et al., 2025, Christel & Dunn, 2016). With anti-fat bias on the rise, plus size clients who are seeking therapeutic […]
Sofia Siraj-Wu, MS, LPC
May 31, 2026
Spiritual Competencies for Psychotherapists: Research Findings and Training Opportunities
This article shares insights from “Improving Psychotherapists’ Spiritual and Religious Competencies: Evaluation of a Live Videoconferencing Training Program,”recently published in Psychotherapy (Richards et al., 2025). The study evaluated the effectiveness of a live videoconferencing training program in spiritually integrated psychotherapy (SIP) offered by ACPE: The Standard for Spiritual Care and Education (ACPE). Here, we summarize […]
Russell Siler Jones, ThD, LCMHCS + 1 more
July 1, 2025
Sentio’s Clinic-to-Classroom Method: Bridging Deliberate Practice and Clinical Training
Training effective psychotherapists requires more than just classroom instruction; it demands an integration of practical experience with theoretical learning (Vaz & Rousmaniere, 2022). Sentio University’s Clinic-to-Classroom method exemplifies this integration by bringing real clinical practice into the learning environment. This approach is grounded in the Deliberate Practice (DP) model, a framework originally developed in expertise […]
Tony Rousmaniere, Psy.D. + 1 more
March 26, 2025
Building Bridges: The SAP China Conference Successfully Conducted
From November 6 to 9, 2024, the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP) China Conference, titled Counseling and Psychotherapy in Practice: New Perspectives on Therapist Skills and Development (心理咨询与治疗实践：治疗师技能与发展的新视野), was successfully conducted. The conference was organized by the SAP International Domain and its Chinese Member Engagement Committee, with Hubei Oriental Insight Mental Health Institute […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy + 3 more
December 13, 2024
Introducing a 12-Step Approach to Change: Three Broad Strategies for Graduate Education and Training
Foundational Evidence for 12-Step Approaches to Change Across a range of disorders, self-help approaches to change are effective (Norcross et al., 2013). In many instances, their effectiveness approximates that of professionally delivered psychological services and commonly produces effects superior to no treatment at all (Barlow et al., 2000; Seligman, 1995). When the problem is substance […]
Philip R. Magaletta, PhD
December 5, 2024
A First Year Doctoral Student’s Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice in Psychotherapy: What I’m Taking with me Into Sessions as a New Therapist
As a first year doctoral student in counseling psychology, I have been immersed in scholarship surrounding the topic of how to be a successful therapist. Now, as I am approaching the start of practica, I am beginning to consider how I will integrate what I have learned into my own client sessions in a more […]
Jill D. Paquin, PhD + 1 more
September 25, 2024
Robots Revolutionize Learning: Special Education Soars with Artificial Intelligence Companions
In a world still reeling from the pandemic’s disruption, a beacon of hope shines brightly in the realm of special education. Educational robotics, once a futuristic dream, is now a life-changing reality, offering exceptional children a lifeline amidst the challenges of isolation and disrupted learning. These are not just machines; they are artificial intelligence (AI) […]
Mohammad Tahan, PhD
June 26, 2024
Internal Family Systems: Exploring Its Problematic Popularity
Internal Family Systems (IFS) is a theory of mind organization developed by Richard Schwartz in the 1990s, which posits that the mind is an internal system of parts that exist separately and in conversation with one another. While this approach, on the surface, sounds like many theories of psychotherapy (e.g., any theory that discusses how […]
Lisa M. Brownstone, PhD + 2 more
June 26, 2024
Five Myths Students May Have About Ethics
The strength of a profession lies in its ethical foundations. Yet, students often enter graduate study with misconceptions about professional ethics, and some practicing psychologists may still hold these beliefs. These misconceptions include the notion that ethics is only about following one’s personal beliefs or adhering to laws or codes, ethical infractions are made only […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP
June 25, 2024
Beyond the Dyad: Broadening the APA Supervision Guidelines to Include Group Supervision
Abstract Group supervision is an extensively used format across many training agencies, yet it has been largely disregarded in theory and research within the supervision literature. In fact, the Guidelines for Clinical Supervision in Health Service Psychology (American Psychological Association, 2015a) mentions group supervision only one time, despite the fact that supervision within a group […]
Maria T. Riva, PhD + 1 more
May 23, 2024