Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association articles from March 2003

Annals of the American Psychotherapy Association archives from March 2003

William Glasser, M.D., and Bill O'Hanlon, M.S., to present featured workshops at the American Psychotherapy Association's Sixth National Conference August 22-24, 2003 * San Antonio, Texas. (Cover Story).
March 22, 2003... Two of psychotherapy's most prominent and influential pioneers, William Glasser, M.D. and Bill O'Hanlon, M.S., will be presenting at the American Psychotherapy Association's Sixth National Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. William Glasser...

What to do if terrorists strike again: APA members give helpful advice for today's mental health professional. (Ask the Experts).(American Psychotherapy Association)(Interview)
March 22, 2003... The threat of terrorism is a reality that should be faced by every American citizen, particularly those who are involved in a "helping profession." As a mental health professional, what do you do when an event of terrorism occurs? How do you...

Racial disparities in health and health care: implications for African American women psychotherapy clients. (CE Credit for APA Diplomates, Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers).
March 22, 2003... Keywords: African American women, racial disparities in mental health treatment, clinical interventions, role of skin in psychotherapy Abstract This article address the psychosocial context that gives rise to emotional problems for...

No way is way: the power of artistry in psychotherapy. (CE Credit for APA Diplomates, Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers).(a study of Bruce Lee's beliefs on personal and professional growth and how it relates to pyschotherapy)
March 22, 2003... Key Words: Psychotherapy, artistry, flexibility, personal potential, self-cultivation Abstract Bruce Lee (1940-1973) is deemed the greatest martial artist of all time legacy as a warrior, an instructor, a family man and a philosopher...

Journal of School Violence.(Brief Article)
March 22, 2003... Edwin R. Gerler Jr., Ed.D., Editor From playground bullying to mass murder, the Journal of School Violence brings the latest information on this issue. This journal tracks the causes, consequences and costs of aggressive or violent...

A Man's Recovery from Traumatic Childhood Abuse: the Insiders.(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... By Robert Blackburn Knight with Mark Falstein The pseudonymous author of A Man's Recovery from Traumatic Childhood Abuse: The Insiders had everything a man could want: intelligence, physical strength, financial security, close friends, a...

Boundary crossings vs. boundary violations. (CE Credit for APA Diplomates, Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers).
March 22, 2003... Abstract Boundary crossings can often be extremely helpful, whereas boundary violations are usually harmful. Many therapists confuse the two. Therapy is often shortchanged by the tendency to practice defensively, to allow the fear of...

A brief summary of assessment and treatment issue for compulsive online sexual activity--Part 2. (CE Credit for APA Diplomates, Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers).
March 22, 2003... Abstract This article will briefly summarize the salient issues in the assessment and treatment of compulsive online sexual activity. These sexual behaviors can be "obsessive and compulsive, can appear to have many of the qualities we...

Our fight to gain mental health parity.
March 22, 2003... In the November/December 2002 issue, we outlined the articles on parity would be emphasizing in upcoming issues of the Annals. In this Spring issue, we decided to interview a therapist to get a clinician's perspective of her experience with...

Components of the physical environment as metaphors in therapy. (CE Credit for APA Diplomates, Counselors, Psychologists and Social Workers).
March 22, 2003... Abstract The meaning and use of the physical environment (PhE) in psychotherapy is undervalued as compared to the social environment. In infancy and childhood children interact with their PhE not less than they do with their parents and...

Terrorism and our children.
March 22, 2003... As I write this column, violence, which is the by-product of terrorist activities, engulfs our everyday existence and that of our children. The news media is obsessed in reporting the possibility of a war in Iraq and dealing with various...

Life coaching: an emerging paradigm in the helping relationship. (Life Coaching).
March 22, 2003... Imagine that you're traveling on an unfamiliar road. You're faced with multiple directional signs and numerous choices. What do you do? You begin' to experience indecisiveness, hesitancy and, perhaps, some mild trepidation about the direction...

Mentoring--personal experiences and perspectives. (Mentoring).
March 22, 2003... In the past six years or so, I have taken on several students in six-month counseling internships. I have found these somewhat more formal mentoring relationships to be quite interesting, fulfilling, fun and hopefully as educational for them as...

Each that we lose takes part of us. (Grief Notes).
March 22, 2003... There are some losses that surprise. They creep up on you quietly and spin you around. You wonder at how you missed the inevitable signs. You go about your daily life and suddenly you discover that what you always just took for granted is...

Professional liability. (Practice Management).
March 22, 2003... The liability of a mental health practitioner to her client is legally determined by the nature of the relationship between the two. When the therapist is paid by or on behalf of the client to use her specialized skills and knowledge to the...

The essential elements of a healthy relationship. (Relationships).
March 22, 2003... The real problem with relationships is not the fact that relationship problems frequently complicate our lives. The real problem with relationships is that most of us have never learned what constitutes a healthy relationship. We don't get...

Anxiolytics the Benzodiazepines. (Primer for Prescription Medicines).
March 22, 2003... There are a number of medications that are effective in various types of anxiety disorders. For example, anxiety has already been mentioned as a possible use in earlier articles on the antidepressants. Both the selective serotonin re-uptake...

Somatic countertransference. (Somatic Resonance).
March 22, 2003... One can postulate that the somatic countertransference of the therapist would arise when the client enters into regressed transference. The therapist must note changes in temperature, breath, autonomic function, non-verbal facial and postural...

Canons: the wisdom of disengaging from the pack. (Student's Corner).
March 22, 2003... An increasingly constrictive and competitive professional environment is forcing practitioners to get smart about the company we keep. Growing numbers of professional organizations are soliciting members based on the strength of their political...

Social welfare reform: implications for psychotherapists (Part II). (Social Work Notes).
March 22, 2003... It has been empirically demonstrated that family poverty is directly related to poor mental and physical health in family members. Many children living in impoverished families are eligible for psychotherapeutic services through federal...

Interdisciplinary approaches to pain & healthcare management: St. John's health system and the American Association of Integrative Medicine proudly present the 2003 conference.
March 22, 2003... Pre-Conference April 25th April 26-27, 2003 Post Conference April 28th-29th This conference will emphasize the value of exploring, understanding and nurturing all aspects of integrative medicine into traditional medicine. Conference...