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Maternal Mortality and Morbidity
The United States’ maternal mortality rates, in 2018, were 17.4 deaths per 100,000 births, the highest among developed countries (CDC, 2018; Tikkanen et al., 2020). Addressing these alarming rates, the CDC launched the Hear Her Campaign, which aims to save mothers’ lives by 1) raising awareness of warning signs and the potential for illness/loss of life, […]
Kelly Lavin, PhD + 6 more
August 22, 2021
Exploring Suicide and Violent Videogames
Claiming the lives of over 48,000 Americans per year, suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the United States (CDC, 2018). This number alone may present as shocking to many; however, this number only depicts the amount of deaths due to suicide. It does not take into account the estimated 1.4 million suicide […]
Joshua W. Deitte, PsyD + 1 more
August 8, 2021
The Relationship Between Measures of Alliance and Outcome in Psychotherapy Lasting More Than Five Sessions
The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between alliance measures and improvement on the outcome measure for clients in longer term treatment (six to 20 sessions). This is the second of a two part series. The first article (Mahon et al., 2021) explored the relationship between alliance scores and improvement on the […]
Daryl Mahon, D.SoC, MA + 2 more
August 1, 2021
The Relationship Between Session-to-Session Change on a Therapeutic Alliance Measure and Outcome of Treatment for Short Term Psychotherapy
The therapeutic alliance (Bordin, 1979) remains one of the most studied constructs in psychotherapy outcome research (Norcross & Lambert, 2019), and is a robust predictor of client outcome (Flückiger et al., 2018; 2020; Wampold & Imel, 2015). It has been established that therapists vary in their ability to build and maintain an effective alliance, which […]
Daryl Mahon, D.SoC, MA + 2 more
July 18, 2021
Instagram and Disordered Eating
Social media has become a driving factor in today’s society. It can create and maintain business and social relationships. Of the many social media platforms, Instagram has become a major resource for those using it to follow and share photos for friends and family. It has even become a platform for people to launch their […]
Zoe Ross-Nash, PsyD + 1 more
July 4, 2021
Clinician Engagement in Feedback Informed Care and Patient Outcomes
Abstract Aim This paper presents analyses of outcome data for 615 clinicians treating 107,194 patients over a three-year period to determine if clinicians’ mean effect sizes increased over time. Method A standardized measure client global distress was used to measure patient improvement over the course of therapy. Improvement is reported in a statistic known as […]
George (Jeb) S Brown, Ph.D. + 2 more
June 20, 2021
Clinical Impact of School-based Interventions
Abstract Aim This paper presents results of a five-year project to implement measurement and feedback processes, also referred to as feedback informed treatment, within seven agencies providing school-based mental health services to K-12 students. The purpose was to monitor rates of improvement on a measure of global distress over time. Method A standardized measure of […]
S. (Jeb) Brown, Ph.D. + 2 more
June 6, 2021
2021 Editor’s Column 56(2)
Hello Division 29 and SAP Membership! In addition to the warm weather and the blooming flowers, spring has been accompanied by the slow reopening of many spaces and places that we hold dear. Our professional lives too will begin to feel more engaging as we get opportunities to convene in person for conferences, meetings, and […]
Joanna M. Drinane, Ph.D.
June 1, 2021
2021 President’s Column 56(2)
In this column, I want to highlight all the wonderful work that so many of our colleagues are doing to contribute to the vitality of the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (SFAP). It truly is a labor of love, and I want to thank all of you for your vision and enthusiasm. We have […]
Clara Hill, Ph.D.
June 1, 2021
Social Justice Considerations of a Remote Psychology Admissions Process
The COVID-19 pandemic has presented new challenges on a global scale. The virus emerged in late 2019 and has continued to impact the world and United States greatly. Like many institutions, universities were required to transition to a work-from-home model. Psychology doctoral programs were impacted by this change, such that many trainees began conducting teletherapy […]
Stephanie Callan, M.S. + 2 more
June 1, 2021
Multi-Theoretical Training as Responsive Treatment
Context Before psychotherapy, there often comes a phone consultation. When I ask prospective clients how they felt about prior therapy, the most common account is of a therapist whom they regarded as a kind, non-judgmental listener, but not much else. They wonder if they were properly challenged, if there could have been more guidance, or […]
Dana R. Falk, Ph.D. + 1 more
June 1, 2021
Reflections on the Plague Year
“I had two important things before me: the one was the carrying on my Business and Shop, which was considerable, and in which was embarked all my Effects in the World; and the other was the Preservation of my Life in so dismal a Calamity as I saw apparently was coming upon the whole City, […]
Patricia T. Spangler, Ph.D.
June 1, 2021