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DfE proposes law change to improve adults’ access to adoption therapy

Community Care

The government has proposed changing the law to make it easier for adults to access adoption-related counselling. The Department for Education is consulting on removing the requirement for counsellors providing adoption-related therapy to adults to register with Ofsted as adoption support agencies.

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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

Society of Clinical Psychology

It becomes particularly problematic to reproduce these forms of microaggressive behavior in consultation or therapy. Often therapists may ask more questions on the sexual identity of cisgender LGB and transgender clients because they connect the patients’ symptoms with their sexual orientation and gender identity (Anzani et al.,

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Finally, to study effectiveness, we used clients’ and therapists’ ratings of Clinical Global Impression (CGI; Guy, 1976), a general assessment of a client’s level of illness and functioning. In our paper published in The Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology , we found that although therapeutic outcomes (i.e., Robison, M.,

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

Society of Clinical Psychology

Honest conversations informally, through organized mechanisms such as peer consultation groups, and through publications, about our own struggles may help to normalize these experiences and start critical conversations [see Vierthaler and Elliot (2020) and Nash and Chapman (2019) for informative and powerful examples]. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2012.02070.x.

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

2001) as well as stakeholder input from therapists (Contractor, Caldas, et al., In Session 5, the therapist additionally reviews psychological symptoms and treatment progress. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 29 (1), 81-91. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 20 , 92-105. in press; Caldas et al.,

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Comparing psychotherapies for gay and bisexual men’s mental health

Society of Clinical Psychology

Based on this knowledge, our team at Yale created an identity-affirming psychotherapy to reduce the cognitive, affective, and behavioral mechanisms through which stigma erodes sexual minority men’s mental health. Participants randomly received one of three conditions: ESTEEM (10 sessions with a study therapist). Safren, S.

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When and How to Consult a Psychologist

Psychological Health Care

Are you struggling with a mental health challenge and considering if you should consult a psychologist or seek other help? If you’re considering getting help, here’s a brief guide on when and how to consult a psychologist in Australia. When to Consult a Psychologist. How to Consult a Psychologist. You’re not alone.