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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Society of Clinical Psychology

PTSD is characterized by intrusive thoughts and trauma-related memories, avoidance of trauma-related triggers, maladaptive changes in thinking and affective processes, and alterations in arousal and reactivity (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). Why Should We Address Positive Autobiographical Memories in PTSD Interventions?

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NASW Observes Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Month

Social Work Blog

Learn a combination of diagnosis and interventionist tools of dissociation to consider when engaged in treatment of populations of color. This resource from the American Psychiatric Association provides expert responses to common questions pertaining to PTSD. . Expert Q&A: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) .

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Genogram in Social Work: Worth a Thousand Words?

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It can be used in assessment as well as interventions. When using genograms in social work practice, the following best practices are recommended: Consult with family members as they have details of significant events. The social worker or practitioner should encourage service users or clients to engage in the process.

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Getting Better Outcomes from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Treatments

Society of Clinical Psychology

Augmentation can work in lots of different ways, and might mean faster or greater symptom improvement relative to standard treatment alone, better engagement or retention with standard treatment, or improved skills or aspects of wellbeing that the standard treatment does not target, such as sleep or social rehabilitation.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Youth Anxiety: An Overview and Future Directions

Society of Clinical Psychology

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), deemed a “well-established” intervention for the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety (Hollon & Beck, 2013), typically addresses anxiety using a two-pronged approach. However, clinicians can also inadvertently engage in accommodating behaviors within session. Costello, E. Mustillo, S.,

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Identifying Mechanisms of Change in Clinical Supervision

Society of Clinical Psychology

After significant treatment, her depression appears to be resistant to both therapeutic and psychiatric interventions. T engaged in treatment and in helping her to achieve symptom reduction. Initially, she was not receptive to the attempts of the student therapist to engage her in other activities until this need was met.

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Psychotherapy research in the 21st century

Society of Clinical Psychology

for example, 20% of individuals recall meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) criteria for major depressive disorder (MDD) at some point in their lives (Hasin et al., patients who experience better outcomes in other interventions than in CBTs). CBT) than others.