One of the discussions I have with the students in the Masters Program each year is about the nature of quantitative and qualitative research. These are two very different ways of interpreting our experiences. The quantitative method relies on data, numbers, predictability and outcome. The qualitative models rely not
How effective are therapists? The average therapist is twice as effective as antidepressants in the treatment of depression and is successful in about 70% of all cases no matter what the diagnosis. This is roughly equivalent to the success rate of most common medical treatments. Some therapists are better than
I went to an ER twice in a short span of time, during which I had three kind nurses stand with their mobile laptops and proceed to ask, 鈥淎re you safe in the place you are living?鈥� This is the domestic violence screening question. I watched curiously as two inquired
In American society, where great value is attached to women鈥檚 breasts and their size, a woman with disfigured breasts, one breast instead of two or a woman with none at all, may feel ashamed of her body. For a woman whose self-concept and gender identity is influenced by her relationship
On the heels of National Coming Out Day and in the midst of National Bullying Prevention Month,聽I ask you to imagine you鈥檙e 15 years old鈥揳n age where the single most important thing in your life is to fit in. But you know you鈥檙e different. You have no romantic interest in
In recognition of National Coming Out Day (NCOD) on Saturday, October 11, 2014, we are re-posting Dr. Dustin Shepler’s聽 blog from last year. National Coming Out Day (NCOD) commemorates the second March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights (for more history).聽 As October 11th (NCOD) approaches, I find myself
As we begin the second month of the semester here at 海角乱伦, and as I get to know my new PsyD advisees better, I am reminded of the beginning of my own educational journey. Or, perhaps I should say 鈥渂eginnings,鈥� as there have been a few! I am reminded of
How effective is therapy? What makes therapy more effective? And, what evidence bears on answering these questions? Key findings from a series of recent meta-analyses, statistical procedures that combine the results of many studies and are viewed as the strongest basis for drawing scientific conclusions, have yielded the following, often
parentify parentification vb: A distortion of the parent/children relationship, where the child is made responsible for caretaking of parents or primary caregivers. Can be: 1) instrumental 鈥� child completes concrete functions to support of family (i.e., grocery shopping, paying bills); or 2) expressive 鈥� child attempts to fill family鈥檚 socio-emotional
This story originally appeared in the Spring 2014 edition of Yoga Therapy Today which is published by the International Association of Yoga Therapists. This is the story of Anna, who has taught me much about yoga and healing. She is a survivor of long-term, childhood, complex trauma. I worked with
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