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- Understanding psychotherapy and how it works
Learn how to choose a psychologist, how therapy works, how long it lasts and what should and shouldn’t happen during psychotherapy
- Different approaches to psychotherapy
Definitions of psychoanalysis, behavior, cognitive and integrative or holistic therapies
- Depression Treatments for Adults
APA's Clinical Practice Guideline recommends seven psychotherapy interventions as well as a second-generation antidepressant (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors—SSRIs—serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors—SNRIs—or norepinephrine dopamine reuptake inhibitors—NDRIs) for the treatment of depression in adults
- What is EMDR therapy and why is it used to treat PTSD?
Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing is a structured form of psychotherapy used to help patients with PTSD resolve upsetting memories
- Treatments for PTSD
Four therapeutic interventions are strongly recommended, all of which are variations of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) Three therapies and four medications received conditional recommendations
- Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
Narrative exposure therapy is a treatment for trauma disorders, particularly in individuals suffering from complex and multiple trauma It has been most frequently used in community settings and with individuals who experienced trauma as result of political, cultural or social forces (such as refugees) Often, individuals receive four to 10 sessions of NET It is understood that the story a
- Facts about “Conversion Therapy”
Conversion therapy” is NOT therapy “Conversion therapy” describes any attempt to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity or expression, or any component of these It is sometimes called reparative therapy, reorientation therapy, sexual orientation change efforts, or gender identity change efforts Proponents have rebranded the practice and adapted their claims about it
- for Clinical Supervision in Health Service Psychology
P R E FAC E This document outlines guidelines for supervision of students in health service psychology edu-cation and training programs The goal was to capture optimal performance expectations for psychologists who supervise It is based on the premises that supervisors a) strive to achieve competence in the provision of supervision and b) employ a competency-based, meta-theoret-ical
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