Deployment Psychology Blog

Staff Perspective: The Treatment Rationale - Blueprints of Psychotherapy

Jenna Ermold, Ph.D.

Imagine that you want to build a house -- or better yet, that you NEED to build a house to get respite from the elements and to feel safe and comfortable. Unsure where to begin, you seek out a builder to help guide you in this process. You might feel a sense of trepidation. What if this builder doesn’t understand your needs or the kind of house you’re hoping for? Worse yet, what if the houses they build aren’t solid, long-lasting, and sound? Now imagine meeting with that builder and getting vague and confusing details about the building plan with no glimpse of a blueprint, but having to consent to the project. Oh... and you also are required to put down a significant deposit.

CDP News: Sept. 9, 2016

Welcome to this week’s edition of CDP News! We like to use this space to review recent happenings in and around the Center for Deployment Psychology, while also looking ahead to upcoming events. This week was a short week due to the Labor Day holiday on Monday, but there’s still plenty to talk about.

Staff Perspective: Ride to Recovery - “The Never Ending Cycling Adventure”

The heat is bearing down on my face. I feel my legs cramp up and my arms are trembling as I push on the tow bar of a recumbent cyclist up a hill.  After five days of traveling from Atlanta to Gulfport, Mississippi, I wonder if I will finish today’s bike ride. I start slightly swerving out of formation and am quickly reminded by a ride leader that I need to get back in my position.  Another pusher of the inclined bikes notices I am getting tired and inquires if I would like to take a break.  “I can hold on for another five min.” I tell the veteran cyclist.

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