Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 17, 2023

Emotion regulation seems to lie at the heart of mental health and psych opathology – e.g., maladaptive emotion regulation strategies like rumination, avoidance, and suppression appear to be commonly used by patients across several mental disorders. A well-known meta-analysis by Aldao et al. 2017; Schäfer et al., Target Article Kraft, L.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2023

by Nicholas L Balderston Anxiety disorders are among the most diagnosed classes of mental disorders with 1 in 5 individuals meeting criteria for an anxiety disorder within a given year in the US (Kessler & Chiu, 2005). For these reasons and others, anxiety disorders cost the US economy billions of dollars per year (Vos et al., 2020, 2022).

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Prosper Health Collective

JUNE 13, 2022

In 2018 , the Australian Psycholog ical Society collaborated with Swinburne University on a study of loneliness in Australia, to shine a light on the wellbeing of Australians and their experience of social isolation. Some of the main findings from the report suggested that: 1 in 4 Australians feel lonely. So why might people feel lonely?

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Older adults experience changes in health, social functioning, personality, and emotional development that occur as part of the typical aging process. As an example within the social domain, it is common for older adults to have smaller social networks consisting mostly of family and close friends.

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Prosper Health Collective

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In a consumerist society, you might feel the pressure to buy every single person you know a gift and this might result in you paying off the credit card bill for the gifts well into the next year. As we roll into December, this month brings blogs and vlogs on Christmas and the holiday season. What does Christmas mean to you?

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Social Work Haven

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Social theory in social work refers to hypotheses, ideas, arguments, how and why elements or structures in the society are formed, changed or developed, and how social workers use this understanding to address inequality, promote social justice and inclusion. Service users face problems in the society which may not be their own making.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 30, 2024

Alzheimer’s disease stigma refers to the negative perceptions, attitudes, emotions, and reactions related to Alzheimer’s disease (Corner & Bond, 2004; Werner & Heinik, 2008). Stites, Milne, et al., Stites, Milne, et al., The signal prompts others to apply negative stereotypes , which are cognitive frameworks that give meaning to signals.

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Beyond Advocacy

MAY 29, 2023

The four-day Macro United Conference , organized by Influencing Social Policy, will bring together social work educators, policymakers, practitioners, and students to address the many complex issues facing our polarized society. Louis beginning Thursday for the first in-person conference since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Beyond Advocacy

MARCH 3, 2024

Although he had been my longtime hero, and I had read books by him and both of his autobiographies, I developed a new appreciation for his contributions to society after reading Black Reconstruction in America. Each year, I look for history that helps me understand the current circumstances of black people in America. Put it on your list.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 29, 2023

However, the psychotherapies that treat these concerns have been mainly developed by and for people who are White and live in Western countries. Because of this, many efforts have been made adapt psychotherapy to the cultures of people of color and cross-cultural clients. We found 18 articles that summarized cultural adaptations of DBT.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 9, 2023

Trauma exposure takes a toll on societies and individuals, leading to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for a sizable minority of individuals (Magruder et al., 2013), and financial costs to society (Kessler, 2000). 2013), and financial costs to society (Kessler, 2000). Available in TCP Vol. Bomyea et al.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

APRIL 7, 2020

A recent article out now by Sosoo, Bernard, and Neblett (2019) titled “the influence of internalized racism on the relationship between discrimination and anxiety” shows that different types of race-related stress, particularly racial discrimination and internalized racism, may combine to adversely impact mental health over time. Reference Article.

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The Critical Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Unfortunately, professional reports too often miss their mark, losing sight of their intended audience while ‘feeding a system’ – in other words, completing a task as a matter of compliance, rather than to achieve a purpose in someone’s life. These reports are about form, not substance. Some will only be able to read it when they’re much older.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 16, 2020

Self-knowledge is highly valued in contemporary society; one needs only to browse the psychology or self-help sections in any bookstore to be confronted with a gamut of books touting the need for self-reflection as a means of better understanding one’s thoughts and actions.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 3, 2022

There is a myth, which often exists across communities, that Black people do not die by suicide. Anecdotal explorations of suicide, almost 30 years ago, reveal that African Americans view suicide as “a White thing” (Early & Akers, 1993). Prior explorations of suicide ideation and behavior have long considered depression as a risk factor.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 5, 2022

Before you continue reading this blog, take a moment and reflect for one moment: what do you, as a clinical psychologist, use as a criterion for recovery or therapy success? Do you mainly focus on recovery from symptoms? Or do you use broader criteria, like whether the client is feeling well, and able to develop as a person and be part of community?

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The International Association Of Schools Of Social

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Call for papers for SpringerBriefs in Advancing Social Work and Social Work Education under the subseries of Advancing Social Work Education with the theme of Contemporary Issues in Social Work Education edited by Minna Zechner, Associate Professor of Social Work (Social and Health Services), University of Helsinki, Finland.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

OCTOBER 18, 2021

As clinicians and psychotherapists, we are called to care for the mental health and well-being of the people who come to us. When working with minorities, this also means that we must be aware of the social system we navigate and how social norms, stereotypes, and biases may affect us and the person(s) we take care of in the clinical setting.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

AUGUST 15, 2017

Altszuler, MS, & William E. Pelham, PhD. Children with ADHD experience problems in daily life functioning in school, with their family, and with peers. For example, the fact that a child with ADHD moves around too much isn’t the functional problem that his parents worry about or spend time fixing. 2007; Pelham et al., 2014, 2016).

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Sexism exists in many forms and across different levels: internally (e.g., a girl believing she is not good at math simply because she is a girl), interpersonally (e.g., a supervisor asking the only woman-identified employee to make lunch reservations), and structurally (e.g., a law prohibiting abortion). premature death) and mental (e.g.,

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Clinical Philosophy

OCTOBER 9, 2022

On Madness: Understanding the Psychotic Mind Available from Bloomsbury in paperback, hardback, and e-book [link] Description Can we reach the psychotic subject in their delusion? In this pathbreaking work, philosopher and clinical psychologist Richard G. Table of Contents Introduction 1. Mental Illness 2. Reality Contact 4. Self and Other 7.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 30, 2021

Emotion regulation is the process of influencing one’s emotional experiences, including how intense an emotion is, how long the emotion lasts, and even what emotion one is feeling (Gross & Thompson, 2007). Understanding how people regulate their emotions well is a key question of interest for both basic and applied psychology researchers.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MARCH 28, 2018

American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counsellors & Therapists (AASECT) International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health. International Society for Sexual Medicine. International Society for Sexual Medicine. Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality. Society for Sex Therapy and Research.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

APRIL 7, 2023

Given the inherent harms of providing treatments that have weak efficacy, don’t work, or, even worse, are iatrogenic, the Society of Clinical Psychology (Division 12 of the APA) has long been evaluating the empirical basis of psychological treatments. Luckily, Division 12 of the American Psychological Association (APA) has an answer for us!

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Buss, BS; Robinson De Jesús-Romero, BA, MsC; Allison Peipert, BS; Isabella Starvaggi, BS Psychotherapy research in the 21st century Mental disorders account for a substantial proportion of the disability attributable to health conditions (Whiteford et al., In the United States (U.S.), In the United States (U.S.), 2010; Wells & Horwood, 2004).

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Society of Clinical Psychology

APRIL 26, 2023

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the George Floyd Uprising, and the Stop Asian Hate movement, ethnically and racially marginalized individuals in the United States need access to quality mental health care now more than ever. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the national suicide rate peaked in 2018 and has since been on a decline.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

MAY 1, 2020

In practice, clinical psychologists typically focus on diagnosing and treating specific mental health conditions. As a consequence, the social needs and priorities of clients have often been down-played or treated as secondary considerations. We know that loneliness is major problem in the general community. Badcock et al., 2015; Chau et al.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JUNE 23, 2020

Distress tolerance is often conceptualized as one’s ability to tolerate and withstand negative or uncomfortable emotional states. Distress tolerance was initially studied primarily in relation to risky or dangerous behaviors like smoking and nonsuicidal self-injury. Cougle et al., Cougle et al., Longitudinal studies also show mixed results.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JANUARY 4, 2020

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), deemed a “well-established” intervention for the treatment of child and adolescent anxiety (Hollon & Beck, 2013), typically addresses anxiety using a two-pronged approach. For example, during cognitive restructuring sessions, youth learn to identify their anxious self-talk (e.g., “If A little harder?”

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Recent articles by Havercamp et al. 2020) and Shogren (2021) emphasized the importance of using self-report measures to gain insight in the thoughts and feelings of individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). Clinicians and researchers can use self-report questionnaires or interviews to ask persons about their mental states directly.

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University of Connecticut

JANUARY 9, 2023

Several UConn School of Social Work faculty and students are presenting their research at the 27th annual Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) conference in Phoenix, Arizona, from January 11 to 15. The theme of the conference is "Social Work Science and Complex Problems: Battling Inequities and Building Solutions." Location: Phoenix C.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Over the decades, the American Psychological Association (APA) and other professional psychology organizations have provided considerable leadership towards the advocacy of equality. Amidst growing societal political polarization, the landmark Duarte et al. Amidst growing societal political polarization, the landmark Duarte et al. Duarte et al.,

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Psychological science has advanced knowledge on sexual minority (e.g., gay, bisexual) men’s health, finding that: Sexual minority men experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, substance use disorders , and HIV acquisition than heterosexual men.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Our field has accumulated a lot of empirical support for the use of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in treating a wide range of mental and behavioral health problems. Technology offers exciting and promising solutions to address both patient- and system-level barriers to accessing mental health treatment. Leigh & Flatt, 2015).

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Society of Clinical Psychology

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Although anxiety sensitivity was originally studied in relation to panic- and anxiety-related disorders, it subsequently has been conceptualized as a transdiagnostic measure of distress intolerance and a risk factor for important health behaviors (Otto et al., The interventions additionally needed to be brief: six sessions or less.

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Society of Clinical Psychology

DECEMBER 23, 2020

To say that 2020 has been a “hard” year is almost facetious. The truth of the matter is, for many people 2020 has been a series of struggles at the hands of two pandemics, one that was novel and the other that was not. In being frank, 2020 was arguably disproportionately more difficult for Black people than any other group. 2020; Yancy, 2020).

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Society of Clinical Psychology

JULY 19, 2023

Adolescence is an important developmental period during which youth experience key changes in their ability to regulate emotions and behavior, and engage in more reward-seeking and risk-taking behaviors than during childhood (Andrews et al., 2021; Steinberg et al., defiance, aggression, impulsivity, antisocial behaviors). J., & Drabick, D.

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