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The Los Angeles Psychologist Click Here to Read the Full Article "Ecopsychology as an area of specialization was first recognized by APA in the early 1980s, along with the formation of Division 34 (Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology). A meaningful literature of peer-reviewed research and innovative, empirically-studied, problem-specific psychological interventions for climate distress is expanding, and familiarity and experience with this body of work can enable clinicians to
The Los Angeles Psychologist Click Here to Read the Full Article "No doubt it will take some time to get accustomed to the new system. However, in the long run it will offer more variety and choice and is intended to improve everyone’s learning and clinical work. As always, LACPA will support you along the way." (Laramie, 2023)
2023 Spring Issue of Sociocultural Considerations in Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Interventions "So, what does it mean to consider sociocultural issues in our psychological practice? Broadly, this means that the development and implementation of our interventions pay consistent and comprehensive attention to four intersecting elements: multicultural, socioecological, sociopolitical, and sociohistorical."
"Therefore, the traditional language and structure of Continuing Education has been replaced by the new system of Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Psychologists will still need to complete 36 hours of CPD every two years. Importantly, only 27 hours of traditional CE classes can be counted, and the rest must draw on the three newly created learning categories. These other categories are Professional Activity, Academic, and Board Certification. Taken together, there are now 15 different ways to get your CE units." (Laramie, 2022)
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2022 Summer Issue of "What is your reaction when “overweight clients” walk into your office? Do you make assumptions about their eating habits? Do you assume they are binge eaters? Assumptions based on body size have permeated our culture and our therapeutic literature. There have always been fat people. A person’s body size cannot tell you what their eating habits are. The “psychotherapeutic” trope that people “hold on to fat” to protect themselves is unfounded. And finally, focusing on helping clients lose weight may be harmful." (Muhlheim, 2022)
2022 Spring Issue of Death Shall Have No Dominion: Double Talk
"As a result, traditional psychological systems overtly purported to excise the centuries-old ghost-in-the-machine sciences, and replace them with their own, inclusive of Freud and his psychoanalytic circle, many of whom were engaged in esoteric research and practice, evidenced by Freud’s clandestine immersion in spiritism and parapsychological research, and his own doppelgänger experiences, which he feared were harbingers of death. Freud’s interest in parapsychological phenomena may explain his compulsion to write The Interpretation of Dreams, and his thwarted desire later to wed parapsychology to psychoanalysis." (Morell, 2022)
2021 Winter issue of Navigating the Strong Black Woman Schema in Treatment Settings
Preparing for a Wave of Upwardly-Mobile Latinos "For the sake of brevity, this article doesn’t address the vast heterogeneity and diversity of Latinos/Hispanics. It is meant as a primer on working with middle and upper-middle class Latinos who come from the lower/working class, according to my personal and professional experience, anecdotal evidence, and research." (Ortiz, 2020)
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