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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

In other words, how do we know if a given psychosocial treatment is effective for a given mental disorder? CBT is a psychosocial treatment used to treat a variety of mental disorders. Motivational Interviewing, Contingency Management) and non-specific-treatments (e.g., Motivational Interviewing, Contingency Management).

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Clinicians and Clients Disagree: Implications for Evidence-Based Practice

Society of Clinical Psychology

Douglas Samuel from Purdue University discusses a recently published article in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. . I first conducted a systematic review of clinicians’ diagnoses based on unstructured interviews and learned that across 27 studies, the median dimensional agreement with research diagnoses (e.g., 23 (Samuel, 2015).

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Diversity Spotlight: Sannisha K. Dale, PhD

Society of Clinical Psychology

Dale , a dual licensed clinical psychologist (MA/FL) and Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Miami. in Clinical Psychology at Boston University in 2014. It was an honor and a privilege to interview Dr. Dale. Her contributions have earned her many honors and awards. We have to find a balance.

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A Love Letter to Social Workers on the Front Lines of COVID-19

Social Work Synergy

We are proud to have her as a member of our faculty at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. This student conducts interviews about child abuse on quiet front porches when she can, instead of going into houses, because maybe that’s safer. She is an Assistant Professor at the University at Buffalo School of Social Work.