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psychotherapy as internal relation

Clinical Philosophy

(notes for a talk at Confer, 21st Sep 2019 ) Abstract Describing psychotherapy as a method of treatment is expedient in healthcare settings, but it would take a tin ear to not baulk at it as a characterisation of the therapeutic experience. Then again, psychotherapy is also in the business of helping patients separate out from others.

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

Relias

Many factors contribute to this neglect, such as stigma, lack of awareness, lack of resources, lack of training, and lack of coordination among healthcare providers. Healthcare professionals play a key role in screening, referring, treating, and following up with mothers who are struggling with their mental health.

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The Inaugural SCP Conference

Society of Clinical Psychology

At that time, I was drawn to the astute work of Dr. Dianne Chambless and Dr. Steve Hollon in their attempts at defining empirically support treatments in our field at a time when much was changing in psychotherapy research (through Section 3, The Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology; SSCP).

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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

Social Work Blog

With millions of people in the United States living with depression, clinical social workers and other behavioral healthcare providers continuously work to support the individuals and families they serve. Most people see improvements in their depressive symptoms with psychotherapy.

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Addressing Access in Ethnoracially Diverse Populations: Lessons from a University-Based Community Mental Health Center

Society of Clinical Psychology

BARRIERS TO CARE Prior research has identified three main categories of barriers to mental healthcare for people of color (POC): Access, Retention, and Effectiveness. The literature is more mixed on ethnoracial disparities in mental healthcare retention and effectiveness. 2014; Walker et al., 2020; Lipson et al., 2017; Hayes et al.,

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Harnessing Identity: The Key to Facilitating Effective Therapy Groups?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Her research focuses on how healthcare professionals can become more effective leaders. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research , 23 (1), 222–234. Aspirational leaders help us change: Ingroup prototypicality enables effective group psychotherapy leadership. How else could identity leadership lead to improved clinical outcomes?

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nota bene

Clinical Philosophy

I don't know about you, but the reason I often make notes after psychotherapy sessions is because I need aides-memoires. I've about 18 patients - in my private psychotherapy practice - at any one time; most of them attend just once a week. to make a joke ten minutes into the session?). So, good: there is that!