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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., in an early session of psychotherapy.

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Empathy in Computer-Mediated Interactions

Society of Clinical Psychology

2008), but little research has been conducted to determine whether computer-mediated communication (CMC) could impact crucial relational aspects of psychotherapy such as empathy (Terry & Cain, 2016). a therapist) then perceives those verbal and nonverbal cues and may feel a certain amount of empathy towards the client.

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Clinician and client political values in culturally-competent psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

The ways in which client and therapist political values affect the therapeutic process has been a neglected factor in clinical practice, with many clinicians committing “culturally-competent malpractice” in this area (Redding, 2020). Sociopolitical values: The neglected factor in culturally-competent psychotherapy.

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Keeping Culture in Mind: Mentalizing from a Cross-Cultural Perspective

Society of Clinical Psychology

Mentalizing is the psychological capacity to reflect and understand behavior in terms of internal mental states, such as thoughts, feelings, and intentions (Fonagy, Gergely, Jurist, & Target, 2002). We conclude our article by addressing several points of interest on a theoretical, empirical, and clinical level.

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Creating a Community of Care: Distress, Impairment, and Ethics

Society of Clinical Psychology

Nash and Chapman (2019) noted the difficulty (and perhaps contradiction) in self-awareness when distressed: “As in other health care professions, we are expected to be self-aware of when we are impaired to a degree that we cannot uphold ethical principles and standards in the provision of psychological services and training …” (p. Gilroy, P.

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How Relationship Counselling Can Benefit You

Psychological Health Care

Reduce blame language and increase empathy and mutual understanding. Relationship counselling is a type of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy is a structured process which can be limited to a few sessions or can be longer term, depending on the individuals involved and approach needed. Reasons Relationships Fail.

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19 Essential Social Work Practice Skills You Should Work on Refining Now

Social Work Haven

Empathy and Compassion 7.Cultural Empathy and Compassion, 7. Empathy and Compassion A key part of social work is being able to understand and relate to the feelings of those they are working with. This requires empathy, or the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and see things from their perspective.