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The Promise of Data Informed Patient-Therapist Matching: Context Matters

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It may come as no surprise to patients and therapists to hear that the therapist matters when it comes to the quality of psychotherapy. Findings from psychotherapy outcome research have “caught up” to anecdote and patient and therapist intuition. What Do We Think We Know about Therapist Differences?

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Diversity Spotlight: Beverly Greene, PhD

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Her work focuses on psychotherapy with people who belong to marginalized and subordinate positions in the social hierarchy, and the psychological effects of social inequities such as heterosexism, sexism, and racism, as well as LGBTQIA+ psychology from an Intersectional identity and Black feminist lens. Considerations for Psychotherapy.”

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Clinician and client political values in culturally-competent psychotherapy

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The ways in which client and therapist political values affect the therapeutic process has been a neglected factor in clinical practice, with many clinicians committing “culturally-competent malpractice” in this area (Redding, 2020). Develop evidence-based best practices for working with socio-politically diverse clients.

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

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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. when both the client and therapist identified as Black) was associated with more sessions attended. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? Robison, M., Daurio, A.

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Microaggressions towards LGBT individuals: what about clinical practice?

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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., Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 11 , 204–212. 2020; Anzani, Sacchi, Prunas, 2021). Wampold, B., Torino, G.C.,

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Positive Autobiographical Memories in the Context of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

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In sum, cross-sectional and longitudinal research using diverse methodologies from our laboratory suggests that trauma survivors with PTSD symptoms report difficulties accessing and retrieving specific and detailed positive autobiographical memories. 2001) as well as stakeholder input from therapists (Contractor, Caldas, et al.,

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Easing Mental Health Technologies into Practice: Considerations for a Smooth Transition

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This means that everyone from researchers to policy-makers to therapists and clients need to do their homework. Developers should engage clinicians from diverse educational backgrounds, service settings, and areas of expertise early in the development process. Delivery of evidence-based psychotherapy via video telehealth.