Mental health helping practices are often regulated via ethical rules. In some countries those rules imposed legal regulations, in others they by professional communities and not state enforced. Surprisingly, empirical studies of ethics somewhat limited. Also, defined as ‘statements from the codes’. However, obviously, written perceived followed real people. So, question is how these people act...

from the ancient times up to this date, it has been thought that religion and spirituality have important effects on human being's mental life. however, some psychologists and psychotherapists have ignored this role, and thus neglected to study the effects of applying religion and spirituality in psychotherapy. however, many psychologists and psychotherapists have recently studied the relations...

Autism diagnostic practices among school and clinical psychologists, particularly those using the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), were examined using national survey results (N = 132). School and clinical psychologists were similar in following the Best Practice Guidelines for screening, diagnosis and assessment, School psychologists were more likely to include a school or home o...

Despite the great potential videoconferencing holds for providing psychotherapy services to a wide range of individuals, it is presently underused by psychologists. Do psychologists hold negative attitudes that interfere with their willingness to use the technology? What do psychologists think about the impact of the technology on the therapeutic alliance? Thirty clinical psychologists were ran...

Although research supports the efficacy of exposure therapy for PTSD, some evidence suggests that exposure is under-utilized in general clinical practice. The purpose of this study was to assess licensed psychologists' use of imaginal exposure for PTSD and to investigate perceived barriers to its implementation. A total of 852 psychologists from three states were randomly selected and surveyed....

OBJECTIVES To put into practice and to evaluate an initial dissemination programme for the Strategies for Relatives (START), a clinically and cost-effective manualised intervention for family carers of people with dementia. SETTING We offered 3-hour 'train-the-trainer' sessions through the British Psychological Society and Dementia UK. PARTICIPANTS Clinical psychologists and admiral nurses ...

The mental health of schoolchildren is seen as increasingly important, and improving the organizational leadership skills school psychologists crucial to development services. This paper elaborates on some practical strategies for enhancing five abilities inherent in using three training methods. aims help formulate appropriate goals, maximize optimal release energy, promote high- quality

I have been asked by APA to discuss the relevance of the rest of the world to American psychology students. This assignment grows out of a new wave of concern about America's place in the world. Economic and political events of the 1970s have increased the conviction in many circles that American college students are not obtaining a realistic picture of their place in the world from their colle...