Individuals with marginalized identities, such as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and/or queer (LGBTQ+) community and people of color (POC) are at a higher risk for negative mental health outcomes due to pervasive interpersonal and structural stressors. These stressors include discrimination and violence, expectations of mistreatment, internalized stigma, and identity concealment (Brooks, 1981; Meyer, 2003, 2010). For individuals ... The post Mental Healthcare Experiences and Preferences Among LGBTQ+ People of Color first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology ..read more

The movement for prescriptive authority for psychologists, RxP, has been controversial within and outside of the profession, and slow to gain traction. Over three decades, debates have centered around the quality of training (McGrath, 2020; Robiner et al., 2020), patient safety, and motivations for pursuing RxP. The American Psychological Association (APA) promoted RxP to address a long-known shortage of psychiatrists. ... The post The Prescribing Psychologist Workforce: Enough to Matter? Worth the Cost? first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology ..read more

Please provide an overview of your work. My specialty is group psychology, leadership, followership, and group dynamics. Where did you complete your training? Graduate school: Illinois School of Professional Psychology (clinical psychology) Internship: Florida State University Counseling Center Postdoc: University of Pittsburgh Counseling Center What is your current position/occupation? Director of University of North Florida Counseling Center Can you describe ... The post Member Spotlight: Misha Bogomaz, PsyD, ABPP first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology ..read more

Assessment of suicidal thoughts and other related behaviors may be one of the most difficult areas for mental health professionals, both because this area can create feelings of anxiety and fear in the clinician and because many may feel they do not have adequate training in this area. Research suggests that psychologists are less likely to accept for treatment individuals ... The post Evaluating and Improving Knowledge and Practices Around Suicide Assessment first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology ..read more

I started working in mental health in May 1983. During the second half of my career, I have reviewed numerous charts of psychotherapy patients. This professional work has included reviewing charts for process improvement and compliance, as well as for completing psychological evaluations that include chart reviews. In both roles, I am always struck by how a significant opportunity for ... The post SMART Goals, Directionless Therapy? first appeared on Society of Clinical Psychology ..read more

The standard of diagnosing and categorizing mental disorders has long been based on a categorical approach, codified within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in the USA (e.g., DSM-5-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2022) and the International Classification of Diseases in much of the world (e.g., ICD-11; World Health Organization, 2019). But this categorical approach has been criticized due ... The post Utility of the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) System in Diverse, Underrepresented, and Epistemically Excluded Populations first appeared on Societ ..read more

Persons with hearing or vision impairments (HI/VI) are at increased risk for mental health problems. Several studies have examined the efficacy of psychological interventions on the mental health of both populations. However, evidence-based research on psychological interventions for these populations is still in its early stages. For these reasons, we conducted a literature review and the first meta-analysis of psychological interventions for persons with either HI or VI. Procedure The meta-analysis included a database search of 1,908 studies (duplicate-free) and effect size calculations us ..read more

If you’ve ever looked in the mirror and felt like the person staring back at you wasn’t quite ‘you’, you’re not alone. People with eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa) and body dysmorphic disorder often experience profound disturbances in how they perceive their own bodies – a condition called body image disturbance (BID). At its core, BID involves two major components: cognitive-affective disturbance (negative thoughts and emotions about body shape/weight) and perceptual disturbance (misperception of body shape/weight, typically overestimation). Both eating disorders an ..read more

Functional Analytic Psychotherapy (FAP) is a therapy that focuses on improving how people interact by shaping behavior through therapy conversations (Kohlenberg & Tsai, 1991). Therapists follow five rules during sessions: Notice problem behaviors. Encourage positive changes. Positively reinforce good changes and ignore bad ones. Pay attention to how therapist actions affect behavior. Connect therapy to everyday life for lasting change. FAP can be used on its own or with other therapies like acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) or cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT). Previous research sh ..read more

Today’s spotlight is centered on the legacy of Dr. Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, former Professor of Psychology at Kent State University and Pennsylvania State University, and psychologist at Western State Hospital in Washington state. Dr. Hall recently retired from the University of Oregon, leaving behind his esteemed position as a Professor of Psychology and Associate Director of Research in the Center on Diversity and Community. Dr. Hall received his B.S. in psychology at the University of Washington, Seattle in 1977, and his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Fuller Theological Seminary in 1982 ..read more