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Effective Psychotherapists: Learning & Practicing Skills to Improve Client Outcomes

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Our guest today is Theresa Moyers, PhD, a practitioner, researcher, author and leading scholar in the motivational interviewing approach. Interested in clinical work? Theresa Moyers, PhD, is a professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico, where she specializes in the treatment of addictive behaviors.

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Public Perceptions of Marijuana Use, Legalization, and Community Health Risks:

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Stella Resko, PhD is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies program at Wayne University School of Social Work. She is a member of the editorial board for Youth and Society, Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions, Social Work Research, and Journal of Addictive Diseases.

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Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective as a Standalone Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? An Evaluation Using the Tolin Criteria

Society of Clinical Psychology

Given the inherent harms of providing treatments that have weak efficacy, don’t work, or, even worse, are iatrogenic, the Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of the APA) has long been evaluating the empirical basis of psychological treatments. Motivational Interviewing, Contingency Management) and non-specific-treatments (e.g.,

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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

Over about the last 50 years, clinical research has proven without a doubt that psychotherapy significantly alleviates the symptoms of a wide range of mental illnesses, for example, depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, eating disorders, and addictions (Lutz et al., 2009; Cahill et al., 2003; Carpender et al.,

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10 Years of MQ’s American Fellows

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Dr Patrick Rothwell and his team at the University of Minnesota used innovations in neuroscience to investigate whether conditions such as addiction and depression can be successfully treated by strengthening connections between areas of the brain.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Patricia Saleeby is a member of NASW-IL: A Bradley University professor recently spoke at the United Nations. Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. However, this mindset can be difficult for patients to let go of.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Patricia Saleeby is a member of NASW-IL: A Bradley University professor recently spoke at the United Nations. Lydia Crafts is a member of NASW-ME: Sounding the Alarm: Lawmakers WFVX Like many Mainers, the horrors of drug addiction have personally impacted lawmakers. However, this mindset can be difficult for patients to let go of.