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Observing therapist-patient interactions to predict dropout from psychotherapy

Society of Clinical Psychology

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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Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or Your Child

Parenthood Understood

Finding and Choosing a Therapist for Yourself or your Child: Way More than You Ever Wanted to Know. Finding a good therapist who is a match for you and your particular needs can be frustratingly difficult. I often help people find therapists, and have found that most have similar questions about the process.

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Movement for Mental Health Awareness Week 2024: Feeling Safe In Your Body

MQ Mental Health

A few years ago, my brilliant therapist asked me whether I felt safe in my body. Compared to the so-called ‘first line’ treatments for the most common mental health conditions, such as psychiatric medication and cognitive behavioural therapy, research is lacking behind on approaches that involve the body to improve mental health.

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Technology and the future of cognitive-behavioral interventions

Society of Clinical Psychology

One of the first prominent advances in technology-based interventions is Internet-delivered CBT (I-CBT), which can easily be disseminated, reduces the time needed from trained clinicians dramatically compared to face-to-face treatments (Enander et al., 2016), and has garnered strong initial efficacy data over the years (Andrews et al.,

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CBT for Kids: How You Can Improve the Mental Health of Younger Clients

Relias

As some therapists are reluctant to use CBT because it can be seen as manualized (following predetermined guidelines) and boring, we’ll guide you through what you need to know to get buy-in from your staff, including: what CBT is, why it’s so important when working with younger clients, and how to begin using at your organization.

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Avoiding the Identified Patient Trap

American Board of Clinical Social Work

One draws the therapist’s intervention, while the other is “better behaved”. The therapist in this configuration can feel tremendously pulled toward identified patients, through either annoyance or sympathy. They can be very good at getting our attention.

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Preventing school shootings

Stop Abuse Campaign

Of the remaining 847 youth, 693 die from suicide , 99 die from unintentional shootings , 10 from law enforcement intervention, and the rest are “motive unknown.” New patients can face significant wait times and unhealthy limits on how many times they can see a therapist.

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