Blog posts with the tag "Clinical Skills"

Staff Perspective: What Makes a Good Metaphor in Prolonged Exposure Therapy?

By Kevin Holloway  on 22.10.2014 4:18 pm

Across multiple PE training workshops at which I’ve presented, we’ve discussed the importance of helping our patients understand various aspects of treatment such as rationale, procedures, the nature of the therapeutic relationship, using metaphors. A colleague and I recently discussed the use of metaphor in PE, and shared many of the metaphors we use in treatment.  We realized that many new PE therapists might benefit from considering a wide range of metaphors that could be used in PE treatment, so we present to you several PE metaphors for your consideration.

Staff Perspective: When There’s “No Time” for PTSD Treatment

By Diana Dolan  on 30.04.2014 10:36 am
Diana Dolan, Ph.D., CBSM

After a recent case conference discussion with clinical psychology interns about treatment options to offer patients when the window for treatment is abbreviated, I decided to consult with my colleagues about their opinions , and summarize my findings along with my own opinion.  One thing we all agreed on-for a provider, there should be no such thing as "no time" window available for PTSD treatment.

Staff Perspective: A Comparison of the Changes to the PTSD Diagnosis in DSM V

By Kelly Chrestman  on 27.02.2014 9:33 am
Kelly Chrestman, Ph.D.

Last summer my colleague Holly O’Reilly filled you in on some of the changes to the PTSD diagnosis with the publication of DSM-5.  After reviewing the changes side-by-side, I thought it might be helpful to share this table with you detailing the differences, so you could look at the key changes in context and get a handle on what is different and what has stayed the same.

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