Category Archives: General Information
Summary of Giving Courts the Information Necessary to Implement Limited Guardianships: Are We There Yet?
Purpose Gibson (2011) provided a retrospective analysis of adult guardianship cases in two Kentucky counties. The goal of the analysis was to determine if the information provided to the courts during these cases was comprehensive, if least restrictive … Continue reading
Alert for Psychology Internship Applicants: Beware of Scams Claiming to Help You Match!
Reprinted with permission of Dr. Keilin: Each year, the APPIC Board receives feedback about the increasing number of enterprising individuals who have established businesses that focus on assisting applicants in obtaining an internship. Furthermore, the APPIC Board has heard … Continue reading
Summary of Gianoli, Jane, O’Brien, & Ralevski (2012): Treatment for Comorbid Borderline Personality Disorder and Alcohol Use Disorders
Gianoli, Jane, O’Brien, & Ralevski (2012) explain that there is a high degree of comorbidity between borderline personality disorder (BPD) and alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Research has demonstrated that this pattern of comorbidity may be associated with poorer prognosis for … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Good Resource for Treatment Planning
Developing specific and detailed treatment plans can be challenging when you are a new clinician. The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Fifth Edition (Jongsma, 2014) is a great resource that incorporates evidence-based interventions for 43 presenting problems. This … Continue reading
Article Summary: Operationalzing the Assessment and Management of Violence (Doyle & Logan, 2012)
In their article, Doyle and Logan (2012) suggest a system, Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability (START), for assessing violence risk that addresses shortcomings of current methods. Studies have estimated between one in 10 and one in three … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: A Call for Action on Teen Violence
Amid the rise in teen violence, one must agree that our society’s most precious resource is endangered. Violence among teens seems to be a common theme in headline news. On June 11, 2014, a news report on the … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: The Affordable Healthcare Act and the Practice of Psychology
Psy.D/Ph.D doctoral candidates in psychology, psychiatry, and other behavioral health care disciplines across the country will be face important decisions after graduation. The number one decision involves whether one will seek employment as a private practitioner or … Continue reading
Congratulations to Cassanda Sturycz!
WKPIC’s practicum student received Western Kentucky University’s College of Education and Behavioral Science Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Clinical Psychology on Sunday April 27, 2014! This award is given out once per year and it was presented by Dr. … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Re-ignite Those New Year Resolutions!
The New Year arrived with great fanfare, and you began an exercise program, a diet regimen, a book reading class, or Dr. Vaught’s leadership course. Whatever choice you made, as time went by, your commitment waned. You may … Continue reading