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Carter, Jean A. – Counseling Psychologist, 2011
The comment on the Ryan, Lynch, Vansteenkiste, and Deci (2011) article on motivation and autonomy in psychotherapy considers motivation and its role as prerequisite, process variable, or appropriate outcome, speculating that all are appropriate ways to conceptualize motivation in the behavior change process. Autonomy, as a useful addition, refers…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Behavior Modification, Motivation, Behavior Change
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Tryon, Warren W.; Tryon, Georgiana Shick – American Psychologist, 2011
Comments on the original article, "The efficacy of psychodynamic psychotherapy," by J. Shedler. Shedler's informative article raised several issues worthy of comment. His choice of the word distinctive (p. 98) in describing aspects of psychodynamic technique is open to at least two interpretations. On the one hand, distinctive can have a…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Psychotherapy, Epistemology, Allied Health Personnel
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Midgley, Nick; Kennedy, Eilis – Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 2011
For many years psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies have been considered to lack a credible evidence-base and have consistently failed to appear in lists of "empirically supported treatments." This study systematically reviews the research evaluating the efficacy and effectiveness of psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and young people.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Psychotherapy, Adolescents, Control Groups
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Haemmelmann, Katie L.; McClain, Mary-Catherine – Professional Counselor, 2013
Research in chronic illness and disability (CID) in college students has demonstrated that students with disabilities encounter more difficulties psychosocially than their nondisabled counterparts. Subsequently, these difficulties impact the ability of these students to successfully adapt. Using the illness intrusiveness model in combination with…
Descriptors: Chronic Illness, Disabilities, Intervention, College Students
Connolly, Brid; Hussey, Peter – Adult Learner: The Irish Journal of Adult and Community Education, 2013
The purpose of this article is to explore the role of adult education for critical democracy, in order to address the social suffering that these authors have encountered in their work as critical adult community educators. Brid Connolly and Peter Hussey explored this through dialogue, as a process of education and research. Dialogue is the moment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Educational Practices, Community Education, Social Control
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Waller, Diane; Guthrie, Michael – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2013
This article draws on insights from the sociology of professions to explore the regulatory debate in the psychotherapy and counselling field contrasted with the regulation of arts therapists (art, drama and music therapists). A partial explanation is offered, illustrating the applicability of theory to these groups, but with adaptations to reflect…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Educational Sociology, Art Therapy, Debate
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Cheng, Hsiu-Lan; Kwan, Kwong-Liem Karl; Sevig, Todd – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013
Many college students underuse professional psychological help for mental health difficulties. The stigma associated with seeking such help appears to be one of the reasons for this underuse. Levels of psychological distress and past use of counseling/psychotherapy have been found to be important correlates of stigma associated with seeking…
Descriptors: Minority Groups, African Americans, Ethnicity, Asian Americans
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Webster-Stratton, Carolyn; Reid, M. Jamila; Beauchaine, Theodore P. – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
Efficacies of the Incredible Years (IY) interventions are well-established in children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) but not among those with a primary diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We sought to evaluate 1-year follow-up outcomes among young children with ADHD who were treated with the IY interventions.…
Descriptors: Followup Studies, Young Children, Intervention, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Constantino, Michael J.; Laws, Holly B.; Arnow, Bruce A.; Klein, Daniel N.; Rothbaum, Barbara O.; Manber, Rachel – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2012
Objective: Interpersonal theories posit that chronically depressed individuals have hostile and submissive styles in their social interactions, which may undermine their interpersonal effectiveness and maintain their depression. Recent findings support this theory and also show that patients' interpersonal impact messages, as perceived by their…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Psychotherapy, Patients, Correlation
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American Psychologist, 2012
Presents a short biography of the 2012 winner of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research. Leslie S. Greenberg is an exemplary scientist-practitioner whose pioneering work has significantly altered the landscape of the field of psychotherapy research and practice. His seminal…
Descriptors: Recognition (Achievement), Depression (Psychology), Psychotherapy, Empathy
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Zembylas, Michalinos – Irish Educational Studies, 2012
This paper draws on psychoanalytic and socio-political perspectives of trauma and emotion to examine how "critical emotional praxis" may serve as a pedagogical tool for reconciliation education. A major challenge for teachers in traumatized societies struggling to enact reconciliation education is that emotions of trauma are often…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes, Psychotherapy
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American Psychologist, 2012
The "Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients" provide psychologists with (a) a frame of reference for the treatment of lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients and (b) basic information and further references in the areas of assessment, intervention, identity, relationships, diversity, education, training, and…
Descriptors: Psychologists, Citations (References), Guidelines, Homosexuality
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Brown, Emma L.; Powell, Emma; Clark, Adele – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2012
The Working on What Works (WOWW) approach, which is based upon Solution-focused Brief Therapy, was implemented in a mainstream primary classroom over a 10-week period. The focus was on improving behaviour and relationships in class. Results demonstrated an improvement in teacher ratings for targets set by the class teacher compared with baseline.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Psychotherapy, Students, Teacher Attitudes
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Diamond, Holly; Llewelyn, Susan; Relf, Marilyn; Bruce, Carrie – Death Studies, 2012
Helpful and unhelpful aspects of bereavement support were investigated from the perspectives of 24 bereaved adults and their volunteer bereavement support workers. Most commonly reported themes were the provision of hope and reassurance, and the opportunity for continued sharing and support. Significantly more clients than volunteers reported…
Descriptors: Grief, Helping Relationship, Social Networks, Volunteers
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Fluckiger, Christoph; Del Re, A. C.; Wampold, Bruce E.; Znoj, Hansjorg; Caspar, Franz; Jorg, Urs – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2012
The patterns of growth and development of the therapeutic alliance over the course of therapy have been of continued interest to psychotherapy researchers. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a simple institutional metacommunication intervention with clients had an effect on the development of the alliance. This adjunctive…
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Patients, Psychotherapy, Intervention
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