Graduate Sudents Meeting

Attention graduate students and early career professionals:

 

 Division 12, Society of Clinical Psychology

invites you to attend a meeting dedicated to
better serving graduate students and early career  professionals
Saturday, October 2, 2010
10:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m.
The Family Institute at Northwestern University

~ Receive free training by leading psychologists

David Rudd, PhD

Suicide: Risk Assessment and Management

  • Dean and Professor, University of Utah
  • Expert on suicide assessment and management

Marvin Goldfried PhD, ABPP

Working With Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Patients

  • Distinguished Professor, Stony Brook University
  • Leading expert on working with LGBTQ individuals and founder of AFFIRM (Psychologists Affirming their Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Family)

~ Participate in focus groups to help APA Division 12 meet the needs of

~ Graduate students and early career professionals

~ Network with graduate students and early career professionals

~ Opportunity to earn continuing education credits

~ Build your CV by providing an invaluable service to Division 12

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)
 

2010 Presidential Column

Building a Two-way Bridge between Practice and Research

Marvin R. Goldfried, PhD, ABPP

Stony Brook University

President, Society of Clinical Psychology

One of the long-standing problematic themes in clinical psychology has involved the gap between research and practice. John Norcross, Past-President of the Society of Clinical Psychology, has been a strong advocate of the need to close this gap. In assuming the presidency in 2010, my goal is to help us work toward some resolution of this unfortunate and long-standing state of affairs. One step in that direction is that the Society’s theme for the forthcoming APA convention in August will be on building a two-way bridge between practice and research.

What Constitutes Evidence-Based Treatments?

Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 03/07/2010 - 22:05

The Society of Clinical Psychology is firmly committed to identifying and promulgating treatments that work. Indeed, the Society was among the first organizations in mental health to compile a list of empirically supported treatments on the basis of supportive results from randomized clinical trials (RCTs). As scientific knowledge and research designs mature, and as researcher-practitioner collaborations increase, we have reached a point where it is desirable and feasible to extend the research methods used and the constructs investigated. A multiplicity of sophisticated research strategies, including but not limited to RCTs, now allows us to improve the effectiveness of psychological treatments.

To advance this broad view, the Society of Clinical Psychology defines the mechanisms of psychotherapy as those factors, processes, and interventions that are designed to effect and maintain beneficial changes in client/patient functioning. These change mechanisms include treatment methods,  participant characteristics, the quality of their interactions (relationships), the context and culture in which the interventions occur,  and other contributors yet to be discovered. This inclusive and evidence-based definition is designed to ensure that:
  1. research on psychotherapy and the designation of empirically supported therapies consider  treatment methods as well as the participants, their relationship, and contextual factors;
  2. a wide variety of research methods are used as appropriate to the questions asked;  and
  3. research increases our understanding both of the cross-cutting/common and unique principles on which effective treatments rest and enhance the optimal use of participants, interactional, cultural, and technical factors in effecting change.   

2010 APA Convention Award Ceremony Photos

 

The 2010 Convention was a huge success! 

 

Attendees enjoyed San Diego- hotels were close to the airport and adjacent to fabulous eateries, shopping, and the ocean.  Below are pictures of award winners from the 2010 Social Hour. 

For more information/contact info, email div12apa@comcast.net.

2010 Awards

Division 12 Award Winners 2010

Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Clinical Psychology presented to Steven Dennis Hollon, Ph.D. and Linda Carter Sobell, Ph.D., ABPP for distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to Clinical Psychology throughout their careers.

Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology presented to Irving B. Weiner, Ph.D. for distinguished advances in psychology leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems and outstanding contributions to the general profession of clinical psychology.

Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology presented to Armand R. Cerbone, Ph.D. for remarkable contributions to the understanding of human diversity and whose contributions have significant promise for bettering the human condition, overcoming prejudice, and enhancing the quality of life for humankind.

Toy Caldwell-Colbert Award for Distinguished Educator in Clinical Psychology presented to Jessica Henderson Daniel, Ph.D. for excellence in mentoring clinical psychology graduate students, interns, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty.

The American Psychological Foundation Theodore Millon Award presented to Brent W. Roberts, Ph.D. for outstanding mid-career advances in the science of personality psychology including the areas of personology, personality theory, personality disorders, and personality measurement.

2010 Student Award Winners

Distinguished Student Research Award in Clinical Psychology: Rebecca (Kate) Kathryn McHugh

Distinguished Student Practice Award in Clinical Psychology: Winslow Gerrish

Distinguished Student Service Award in Clinical Psychology: Emily Engle

Society of Clinical Psychology Mentorship Program

 Mentorship Program

Minimizing Patient-Clinician Violence

Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 12/14/2009 - 21:16

A new brochure has been developed to help clinicians reduce violence in the practice of psychology through the work of the Division 12 Section VII/APA Advisory Committee on Colleague Assistance and the APA Practice Directorate. From the brochure (pdf download):

 

Few challenges facing psychology practitioners are more distressing than the possibility of patient violence toward the clinician. According to national surveys, roughly 1/3 of practicing psychologists have concerns about possible patient violence; and, 15% - 25% are at risk of being assaulted by a patient at some point in their careers. Most instances of patient assault have not resulted in serious harm or injury; however, the emotional distress on the clinician can be substantial, and it is usually far more disturbing than any physical injury.

Education and training in the evaluation and management of potentially violent patients is often minimal. Because of the complexity of such patients and the high intensity of the context in which they can present, it is helpful to be prepared with knowledge and some plans for dealing with this situation.

Please download a copy today. The .pdf file is formatted for double-sided printing. You may download a copy for onscreen viewing, as well.

div12.org and Social Networking

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 12/12/2009 - 05:56

We know we're behind the times. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn. There are as many social networking sites as there are schools of psychotherapy. We have decided to join just 2 of them: Facebook and Twitter. There's not a whole lot going on at either of those 2 accounts at this time, but go ahead and add us/follow us anyway so you can get the latest updates on the site and the Society's happenings.

We'd also love to hear from you about how you'd like to make the site better and features you'd like to add. Of course, the easiest way is to email us directly. You may also message us through either of those sites after you've added us.