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The Projective Assessment Integration System (PAIS): A Guide for Student Clinicians in Training
When administered, scored, and interpreted correctly, projective assessments remain pivotal in assessing emotional functioning, problem-solving, interpersonal style, and linearity of thought. Critics of projective testing point to problems with validity, inter-rater reliability, and subjective preconceptions that may limit the generalizability of the results (Lilienfeld et al., 2000). However, there are a plethora of valid and […]
Michael Pica, PsyD
May 8, 2026
Practical Tips for Using Social Media to Promote Your Professional Practice
Creating professional social media accounts across multiple platforms can increase both business traction and community outreach and contact. By using your professional knowledge to inform the public about your mental health expertise and areas of specialty, you can help strengthen the relationship between mental health care and the communities it serves; destigmatizing various facets of […]
Amanda Conway, MS
May 6, 2026
Considerations for Adolescent Mothers: Trauma-Informed and Integrated Care
Adolescent pregnancies and teen birth rates are shown to be correlated with significant physical, emotional, and social risks in the United States (Mickler & Tellestrup, 2025) and in many countries across the world. In 2019, 21 million pregnancies were reported in women aged 15 to 19 years worldwide with approximately 50% of the pregnancies reported […]
Emma N. Jalili, MA + 2 more
May 6, 2026
Childhood Adversity and Suicide
What Childhood Events Are Especially Problematic? Suicidal patients often report adverse childhood events (O’Connor, 2021; Thompson & Kingree, 2022). Consequently, psychotherapists working with suicidal patients need to consider how these experiences impact their current functioning and how they contribute to their suicidality. Adverse childhood events could involve a wide range of serious and upsetting stressors […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP
May 6, 2026
Why the Health of Americans Will Decline and What Psychotherapists Should Do About It
Compared to Peer Countries, Americans Are Sicker One metric of a country’s overall health is its citizens’ life expectancy from birth. Life expectancy in the United States peaked at 79.3 years in 2024, with only negligible increases in recent decades. In contrast, life expectancy in other high-income countries has increased significantly over the same period […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP
May 6, 2026
Social Nutrition or Social Malnutrition: Addressing Loneliness in Ourselves and Others
As social animals, we all require social nutrition, which involves regular and meaningful interactions with others (Kornblith et al., 2022). The absence of this vital nourishment can lead to social malnutrition or loneliness, a profoundly personal experience that arises from the gap between our desired and actual social connections. Loneliness is not the same as […]
Samuel Knapp, Ed.D., ABPP + 2 more
May 5, 2026
Partner-Involved Approaches to Insomnia and Sleep Apnea: Integrating Sleep Science into Psychotherapy with Individuals and Couples
Sleep complaints are among the most common issues that present in psychotherapy with growing evidence demonstrating that insufficient or disrupted sleep contributes to a broad range of physical, psychological, and public-health concerns. Further, epidemiologic and meta-analytic findings show that insomnia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes even when […]
Bruce D. Forman, PhD
May 5, 2026
Psychology at a Crossroads: The Role of Town Halls in Building Bridges
Introduction to Town Halls and the Town Hall Speaker Attendees of the Presidential Town Hall from across the US and around the globe were excited to hear from the speaker, Lynn Bufka, PhD, ABPP. She was introduced to prospective attendees in advance, and registrants were encouraged to submit their questions during registration or prepare to […]
Charles Clark, MS + 1 more
May 5, 2026
2026 CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT James Boswell, PhD I am honored to run for President-Elect of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. I am a Professor of Clinical Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at the University at Albany, State University of New York. I received my PhD in clinical psychology from Penn State University and […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
April 20, 2026
Overview of important changes in the recently updated 2025 SAP Bylaws
A Bylaws Revision Task Force was formed in early 2024 to address the need to update our Bylaws for the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP). Task force members include this author as well as Linda Carter, and Tracey Martin, SAP Administrator. Task force members originally met in person during the 2024 Winter Board […]
Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy
April 20, 2026
President’s Column 61 (2)
The Value of Belonging As President, I often get the opportunity to talk to individuals about why they should be members of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SAP). My rationale typically reflects a list of tangibles or concrete benefits that they will receive as a result of joining the division. These include access […]
Joshua K. Swift, Ph.D.
April 8, 2026
The Myth of Monolithic Experience: Navigating Intra-Cultural Assumptions through Deliberate Practice
Cultural matching between client and clinicians has long been discussed in psychotherapy as a strategy to enhance treatment engagement and therapeutic alliance (Cabral & Smith, 2011). Practitioners often assume that shared cultural background inherently improves therapeutic connection, reducing cultural barriers and enhancing understanding. Empirical evidence supports the notion that ethnic or language matching can improve […]
Joel Jin, PhD
April 5, 2026