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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

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4) Therapist characteristics: Therapists vary greatly in their dropout rates (1-73%), suggesting that not all therapists are equally capable of creating a bond with patients and motivating them to complete treatment (Saxon et al., Capturing therapist-patient interactions. 2006; Zimmermann et al., 2017; Sharf et al.,

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Empathy in Computer-Mediated Interactions

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2008), but little research has been conducted to determine whether computer-mediated communication (CMC) could impact crucial relational aspects of psychotherapy such as empathy (Terry & Cain, 2016). a therapist) then perceives those verbal and nonverbal cues and may feel a certain amount of empathy towards the client.

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kara Carter and Mercedes Bern-Klug are members of NASW-IA: A new mindset on mental health University of Iowa When Kara Carter started out as a practitioner of social work in southern Colorado , she quickly found that her expertise in mental health was badly needed—not just by the hospice agency that hired her, but by the community she lived in.

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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). Rotunda Distinguished Professor of Jurisprudence, at Chapman University. Redding, J.D.,

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Members in the Media – June 1, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Kara Carter and Mercedes Bern-Klug are members of NASW-IA: A new mindset on mental health University of Iowa When Kara Carter started out as a practitioner of social work in southern Colorado , she quickly found that her expertise in mental health was badly needed—not just by the hospice agency that hired her, but by the community she lived in.

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News Items – May 4, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Richard Brouillette is a member of NASW-CA: 2 Ways Empathy Determines the Type of Partner We Choose Psychology Today When we think of empathy , we usually think it’s about how we relate to other people’s feelings. In fact, empathy begins with how well we first learn to relate to our own feelings and emotional needs in childhood.

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News Items – May 11, 2023

Social Workers Speak

Patricia Saleeby is a member of NASW-IL: A Bradley University professor recently spoke at the United Nations. Someone with sociopathic tendencies might, for instance, lack empathy for others, but still be a law-abiding, job-holding individual, she says. Marketplace The shift has been a game changer for therapists too.