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

Society of Clinical Psychology

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. Department of Health and Human Services, 2019). 2014; Walker et al.,

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The Promise of Data Informed Patient-Therapist Matching: Context Matters

Society of Clinical Psychology

It may come as no surprise to patients and therapists to hear that the therapist matters when it comes to the quality of psychotherapy. Findings from psychotherapy outcome research have “caught up” to anecdote and patient and therapist intuition. What Do We Think We Know about Therapist Differences? 2011; 2016).

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Diversity Spotlight: Beverly Greene, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

76, Issue 2 The current spotlight focuses on the specific contributions of Dr. Beverly Greene , board-certified (ABPP) in Clinical Psychology and tenured Professor of psychology at St. in Clinical Psychology from the Derner Institute of Adelphi University in 1977 and 1983, respectively. Available in TCP Vol. John’s University.

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How Can Love Affect Mental Health?

MQ Mental Health

Feeling loved and feeling love for others has a positive effect on mental health and those who feel loved and love others experience fewer depressive symptoms than those who do not. And while relationships are clearly important to mental well-being they do not have to be romantic. Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.

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What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist with your child

Lawson Psychology

What to expect when seeing a clinical psychologist with your child Attending an appointment with a clinical psychologist can be a time of mixed feelings. This appointment (50 minutes) will allow your family and your clinical psychologist time to get to know each other and provide a thorough assessment. What happens next?

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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

Society of Clinical Psychology

As clinicians and psychotherapists, we are called to care for the mental health and well-being of the people who come to us. These subtle forms of prejudice have a detrimental impact on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) individuals’ mental health and well-being (Owen et al., based on a person’s appearance).

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Comparing psychotherapies for gay and bisexual men’s mental health

Society of Clinical Psychology

These stigma-related experiences give rise to cognitive, affective, and behavioral minority stress reactions , including internalized stigma, shame, social isolation, and identity concealment, which increase risk for adverse mental health outcomes and also serve as modifiable targets for treatment. Target Article. Pachankis, J.