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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

Society of Clinical Psychology

When working with minorities, this also means that we must be aware of the social system we navigate and how social norms, stereotypes, and biases may affect us and the person(s) we take care of in the clinical setting. WHAT DO MICROAGGRESSIONS LOOK LIKE IN THE CLINICAL SETTING? Journal of Clinical Psychology.

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NASW Recognizes October 6th as National Depression Screening Day

Social Work Blog

Senior Practice Associate, Clinical Social Work. 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. By Denise Johnson, LCSW-C.

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The Inaugural SCP Conference

Society of Clinical Psychology

As the editor of the Clinical Psychologist, I receive submissions from each of the Div 12 sections and can appreciate the broad spectrum of psychologists served by our division. This inaugural conference presents an exciting opportunity to come together as a community and discuss the future of clinical psychological science.

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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

The idea of exerting influence in a clinical setting may sound unusual (and perhaps even unethical?). How might group therapy identity leadership improve clinical outcomes? Given the crucial role that strong therapeutic relationships play in therapy effectiveness, we expect this to yield improved clinical outcomes for group members.

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Why Reporting Harms Matters

Society of Clinical Psychology

Clinical practice guidelines are increasingly important in healthcare. It also includes an example from the American Psychological Association’s (APA) clinical practice guideline development. What are clinical practice guidelines? This is unfortunate given the good quality research on psychotherapy efficacy.

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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?).