By John Marzillier, PhD
on 4/6/11 - 5:48 PM
In 1992 I was a Visiting Fellow in the Psychology Department at the University of Western Australia in Perth. For two months nothing was demanded of me other than to talk to the staff and students of the Department in a learned and wise manner, which is easy to do even if you are neither. I was asked one favour which was to give a lecture to the whole department on a subject of my choosing. Can it be any...
By Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD
on 2/20/11 - 2:56 PM
How can our clients pick the most effective therapist? <em>They can’t</em>. There is no industry standard for tracking and reporting psychotherapy outcomes. This won’t last. Regulators and consumers are going to demand public accounting of treatment effectiveness. If I have the right to ask my surgeon for their success rate, then why can’t my clients ask for mine?
By Howard Rosenthal, EdD
on 11/28/10 - 1:22 PM
In the early 90s I developed a classroom exercise to teach my students an important academic lesson. This is one of those experiential exercises where the professor feels holier- than- thou because he or she<em>knows </em>the outcome in advance. <br />
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First, I placed the students in groups of twos and asked one of the students to play the part of the helper while the other played the part of the client who tells a real or fictitious problem.Next I pulled...
