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Is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Effective as a Standalone Treatment for Substance Use Disorders? An Evaluation Using the Tolin Criteria

Society of Clinical Psychology

How do we know if psychological treatments are effective? To answer the question “Is cognitive-behavioral therapy effective as a standalone treatment for substance use disorder?”, we must first answer the following: “How do we delineate effectiveness from non-effectiveness in evaluating psychological treatments?”

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Is “Abnormal Psychology” Really all that Abnormal?

Society of Clinical Psychology

Is “Abnormal Psychology” Really all that Abnormal – a blog post by Jonathan D. Schaefer, a doctoral student of Clinical Psychology at Duke University. abnormal psychology”), and in the stigmatization of individuals who suffer from mental illness. 2011), Oregon (Farmer et al.,

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Social work leaders must take action to embed anti-racist practice, conference told

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Now, we can say that it is not psychologically safe.” Despite the symptoms of racial trauma mirroring many of those found in post-traumatic stress disorder, Thomas explained that there were some organisations that did not recognise it as a form of trauma. What have exit interviews been telling you about those that have left?”

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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., Journal of clinical psychology , 63 (6), 585-592.

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Public Perceptions of Marijuana Use, Legalization, and Community Health Risks:

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Stella Resko, PhD is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies program at Wayne University School of Social Work. is a sixth year clinical psychology doctoral candidate at Wayne State University. Interviewer: Elizabeth Bowen, PhD. Jennifer Ellis, M.A.,

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PC-Care: In-Home PCIT Intervention for Children

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earned her Masters in Child Development from University of California, Davis where she studied the outcomes and risk factors of children in the child welfare system who participate in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with both foster and biological caregivers. Interviewer: Annette Semanchin-Jones, PhD. Brandi Hawk , Ph.D. Show Notes.

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Harnessing cultural identity as a protective factor in minority mental health: Applications to children and families

Society of Clinical Psychology

Often times the field of clinical psychology assumes a “deficit-based” approach to minority mental health. 2014) and/or interviews (e.g., Cultural Formulation Interview, APA, 2013; University of Connecticut Racial/Ethnic Stress and Trauma Survey, Williams et al., at Florida International University. Anderson, R.