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Mental wellbeing can, and should, be assessed in clinical samples

Society of Clinical Psychology

Before you continue reading this blog, take a moment and reflect for one moment: what do you, as a clinical psychologist, use as a criterion for recovery or therapy success? What would it mean for clinical psychology if we maintained an intentional focus on both treating mental illness and promoting mental wellbeing?

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Do Dialectical Behavior Therapy-Based Interventions Decrease Adolescent Externalizing Symptoms? A Meta-Analysis

Society of Clinical Psychology

Adolescence is an important developmental period during which youth experience key changes in their ability to regulate emotions and behavior, and engage in more reward-seeking and risk-taking behaviors than during childhood (Andrews et al., However, the moderating role of intervention duration approached but was no longer significant ( p =.057)

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Addressing Burnout Among Clinical Social Workers: A Path to Resilience and Well-Being

American Board of Clinical Social Work

Burnout among Clinical Social Workers has emerged as a critical issue, reflecting their work's intense emotional and psychological demands. Factors Contributing to Burnout The development of burnout in clinical social work is tied to a complex interplay of individual, organizational, and systemic factors.

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Promoting Patient Engagement in Rehab Therapy: Strategies That Work

Relias

When therapists work collaboratively with their patients to identify their personal goals, patients are motivated to commit to therapy interventions and expend greater effort. In other words, to promote patient engagement in rehab therapy, you must start with the individual patient’s motivation and work together toward optimal outcomes.

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Tips and Resources for First-Year Graduate Students in Clinical Psychology

Society of Clinical Psychology

I remember entering my first year as graduate student in clinical psychology full of questions: What materials would I need? Therapy: It is essential to take care of our mental health, but as graduate students in clinical psychology, we can face unique obstacles to accessing therapy. What would the next six years look like ?

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Loneliness and psychosis in clinical practice

Society of Clinical Psychology

In practice, clinical psychologists typically focus on diagnosing and treating specific mental health conditions. 1980) may be administered during clinical intake to inform treatment planning. These findings suggest that low-burden, low cost, and flexibility of group singing may offer an ideal intervention strategy for schizophrenia.

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Identifying Mechanisms of Change in Clinical Supervision

Society of Clinical Psychology

This is a Section 10 Student Blog Post on identifying mechanisms of change in clinical supervision written by Lucas Zullo , a fourth year doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and his clinical supervisor, Dr. Mona Robbins.

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