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Candidates' Statements for 2011 Officers Election
To review candidats' statements for 2011 Election
Task Force on Evidence-Based Therapy Relationships
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Interdivisional (APA Divisions 12 & 29) Task Force on Evidence-Based Therapy Relationships
John C. Norcross, Ph.D., Chair
January 2, 2011
Conclusions of the Task Force
- The therapy relationship makes substantial and consistent contributions to psychotherapy outcome independent of the specific type of treatment.
- The therapy relationship accounts for why clients improve (or fail to improve) at least as much as the particular treatment method.
- Practice and treatment guidelines should explicitly address therapist behaviors and qualities that promote a facilitative therapy relationship.
- Efforts to promulgate best practices or evidence-based practices (EBPs) without including the relationship are seriously incomplete and potentially misleading.
- Adapting or tailoring the therapy relationship to specific patient characteristics (in addition to diagnosis) enhances the effectiveness of treatment.
- The therapy relationship acts in concert with treatment methods, patient characteristics, and practitioner qualities in determining effectiveness; a comprehensive understanding of effective (and ineffective) psychotherapy will consider all of these determinants and their optimal combinations.
- The following list summarizes the Task Force conclusions regarding the evidentiary strength of (a) elements of the therapy relationship primarily provided by the psychotherapist and (b) methods of adapting psychotherapy to particular patient characteristics.
APPIC Survey
As many of you know, there is a shortage of internship sites given the number of students matriculating in professional psychology. A problem not as frequently discussed is the shortage of licensed psychologists available from the internship faculty or related academic positions to work with students. APPIC and Division 42 hope that some of our colleagues will have an interest in volunteering at one of these training venues with students whose internship is geographically near our members.
The Division of Independent Practice has engaged in discussions with the APPIC regarding the training involvement of our members with internship sites with the possibility of several different means by which our members may assist the internship sites in training primarily in supervision, provision of therapy, or seminar and group activities.
We ask that you respond to a very brief online survey regarding your interests in participation in this exciting collaborative effort.
To participate, please click on the following link:
https://www.psychdata.com/s.asp?SID=139027
The survey is titled: "Division 42/APPIC Collaboration Survey." We thank Psychdata.com and particularly Dr. Ben Locke for making their services available to us free of charge.
New Releases in 2010
Hypochondriasis and Health Anxiety
In the series:
Advances in Psychotherapy – Evidence-Based Practice, Vol. 19
Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology, and Counseling; Psychiatry; Health and Medical Psychology and Psychosomatics
For psychotherapists, clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, general practitioners,
counselors/social workers, students, and trainees
Why You Should Join Division 12
The mission of the Society of Clinical Psychology is to encourage and support the integration of psychological science and practice in education, research, application, advocacy and public policy, attending to the importance of diversity.
It is the division with the broadest base, welcoming those involved in the field from medical schools, academia, private research and seeing patients on a daily basis. Visit the links below to listen to the testimonials of prominent psychologists on why Division 12 has been important in their own careers.
DIVISION 12 RISING STAR PROGRAM
Early Career Opportunity – SUMMER 2011
The APA Society of Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12) offers an annual summer program to recognize and mentor an early career scientist-practitioner in clinical psychology. Each summer, Division 12 finances a post-doctoral summer research experience with a prominent clinical psychologist on a particular subject or theme.
We are pleased to announce that in 2011 an opportunity exists to engage in cutting-edge research on self-help at the University of Scranton. A total of 4K and campus lodging will be provided for use as the rising star deems appropriate. The research will build on the existing research program of Dr. John C. Norcross, Professor of Psychology and Distinguished University Fellow. His research seeks to identify evidence-based self-help resources (computer programs, books, autobiographies, movies, websites) for dozens of clinical disorders and life challenges. The position would entail two months of full-time work, during June, July and August of 2011.
Books: History of Psychotherapy. Continuity and Change. Second Edition
History of Psychotherapy
Continuity and Change
Second Edition
Edited by John C. Norcross, PhD, ABPP; Gary R. VandenBos, PhD; and Donald K. Freedheim, PhD
Published 20 years ago, the first edition of History of Psychotherapy (1992) is still considered the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on the subject.
Building on the success of its predecessor, this new edition provides timely updates to reflect both the continuity and change in psychotherapy and features additional theory, research, practice, and training. Focusing on critical turning points, 78 eminent authors examine the impact of social, cultural, and economic factors on the development of psychotherapy. Each chapter highlights the historical roots, current manifestations, and future directions of the field.
New to this edition are discussions on the emergence of multiculturalism, neuroscience, couples therapy, pharmacotherapy, spirituality and religion, and specialized research centers. Scholarly but engaging, comprehensive but accessible, this updated classic will prove ideal for students, practitioners, and libraries alike.
You may purchase this book from
http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316119.aspx
Fall Issue of The Clinical Psychologist
The Fall issue of the TCP is now online! Get your PDF copy here. In this issue, we hit several topics that may be of interest to you, including:
- Psychologist Self-Care, by John Norcross, Ph.D.
- An update on the TCP and the Internet, by Simon A. Rego, Psy.D.
- Issues that may be important to Early Career Psychologists, by Katherine L. Muller, Psy.D.
In addition to several other important areas written by your Division 12 colleague. Please download it now!
Closing the Gap Between Research and Practice
As therapy researchers and practitioners, we are all painfully aware of the unfortunate gap that exists between research and practice. Researchers blame the clinician for not reading the literature, and therapists accuse the researcher for not studying questions that would be of most help to them. However, more than ever before, the need to close this gap has become particularly pressing—especially in light of the growing emphasis on the development of practice guidelines, quality assurance, pay for performance, and other third party demands for accountability. In light of this, the Society of Clinical Psychology is making a concerted effort to work toward building a two-way bridge between research and practice.
One way the Society is attempting to make this happen is by providing practicing clinicians with the opportunity to provide feedback on their use of empirically supported treatments in practice. This is not only an opportunity for clinicians to share their experiences with other therapists, but also can offer information that can encourage researchers to investigate ways of overcoming these limitations. This initiative is being spearheaded by a committee comprised of experienced, motivated and enthusiastic researchers and practitioners who similarly have had an ongoing dedication to closing the gap between practice and research. It includes Louis G. Castonguay (President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research); Marvin R. Goldfried (Past-President of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and President of Division 12); Jeffrey J. Magnavita (President of Division 29--Psychotherapy); Michelle G. Newman (psychotherapy researcher with expertise in anxiety disorders); Linda Sobell (Past-President of AABT and Division 12); and Abraham W. Wolf (Past-President of Division 29)
