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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF DIVISION 29 OF THE B APMERsICyANcPShYCHoOLtOGhICAeL rASaSOCpIATy ION www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org U In This Issue A Q-sort Model for the Empirical Investigation of Psychotherapy Integration L Discourse and Healing L The Fundamental Nature of the Political Process E Student Paper Award: The Relationship Between Patients’ Representations of Therapists and Parents T Division 29 2007 APA Conference Program E I 2007 VOLUME 42 NO. 3 N Ⅲ Division of Psychotherapy 2007 Governance Structure ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS President Board of Directors Members-at-Large Michael Murphy, Ph.D., 2007-2009 Jean Carter, Ph.D J. G. Benedict, Ph.D., 2006-2008 Professor and Director of Clinical 5225 Wisconsin Ave., N.W. #513 6444 East Hampden Ave., Ste D Training Washington DC 20015 Denver, CO 80401 Department of Psychology Ofc: 202–244-3505 Ofc: 303-753-9258,or 303-526-1101 Indiana State University E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: 753-6498 Terre Haute, IN 47809 E-Mail: [email protected] Ofc: : 812-237-2465 Fax: 812-237-4378 President-elect E-Mail: Jeffrey Barnett, Psy.D. James Bray, Ph.D., 2005-2007 [email protected]. 747 Buckeye Ct. Dept of Family & Community Med Millersville, MD 21108 Baylor College of Med Libby Nutt Williams, Ph.D., 2005-2007 E-Mail: [email protected] 3701 Kirby Dr, 6th Fl Chair, Dept of Psychology Houston , TX 77098 St. Mary’s College of Maryland Secretary Ofc: 713-798-7751 Fax: 713-798-7789 18952 E. Fisher Rd. Armand Cerbone, Ph.D., 2006-2008 E-Mail: [email protected] St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 3625 North Paulina Ofc: 240- 895-4467 Fax: 240-895-4436 Chicago IL 60613 Irene Deitch, Ph.D., 2006-2008 E-Mail: [email protected] Ofc: 773-755-0833 Fax: 773-755-0834 Ocean View-14B E-Mail: [email protected] 31 Hylan Blvd APA Council Representatives Staten Island, NY 10305-2079 Norine G. Johnson, Ph.D., 2005-2007 Treasurer Ofc: 718-273-1441 13 Ashfield St., Steve Sobelman, Ph.D., 2007-2009 E-Mail: [email protected] Roslindale, MA 02131 Department of Psychology Ofc: 617-471-2268 Fax: 617-325-0225 Loyola College in Maryland Jennifer Kelly, Ph.D., 2007-2009 E-Mail: [email protected] Baltimore, MD 21210 Atlanta Center for Behavioral Medicine Ofc: 410-617-2461 3280 Howell Mill Rd. #100 John C. Norcross, Ph.D., 2005-2007 E-Mail: [email protected] Atlanta, GA 30327 Department of Psychology Ofc: 404-351-6789 University of Scranton Past President E-Mail: [email protected] Scranton, PA 18510-4596 Abraham W. Wolf, Ph.D. Ofc: 570-941-7638 Fax: 570-941-7899 MetroHealth Medical Center E-Mail: [email protected] 2500 Metro Health Drive Cleveland, OH 44109-1998 Ofc: 216-778-4637 Fax: 216-778-8412 E-Mail: [email protected] COMMITTEES AND TASK FORCES COMMITTEES Finance Program Fellows Chair: Bonnie Markham, Ph.D., Psy.D. Chair: Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D. 52 Pearl Street Glastonbury Psychological Vacant Metuchen NJ 08840 Associates PC Ofc: 732-494-5471 300 Hebron Ave., Ste. 215 Membership Fax 206-338-6212 Glastonbury , CT 06033 Chair: Annie Judge, Ph.D. E-Mail: Ofc: 860-659-1202 2440 M St., NW, Suite 411 [email protected] Fax: 860-657-1535 Washington, DC 20037 E-Mail: [email protected] Ofc: 202-905-7721 Education & Training E-Mail: [email protected] Chair: Jean M. Birbilis, Ph.D., L.P. Psychotherapy Research University of St. Thomas Chair: William B. Stiles, Ph.D. Student Development Chair 1000 LaSalle Ave., TMH 455E Department of Psychology Michael Garfinkle, 2007 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403 Miami University Derner Institute for Advanced Ofc: 651-962-4654 Oxford, OH 45056 Psychological Studies E-Mail: [email protected] Voice: 513-529-2405 Adelphi University Fax: 513-529-2420 1 South Avenue Continuing Education Email: [email protected] Garden City, NY 11530 Michael J. Constantino, Ph.D. Department of Psychology Nominations and Elections 612 Tobin Hall - 135 Hicks Way Chair: Jeffrey Barnett, Psy.D, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003-9271 Professional Awards Ofc: 413-545-1388 Chair: Abe Wolf, Ph.D. Fax: 413-545-0996 Diversity Chair: Jennifer F. Kelly, Ph.D. PSYCHOTHERAPY BULLETIN PSYCHOTHERAPY BULLETIN Official Publication of Division 29 of the Published by the American Psychological Association DIVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY 2007 Volume 42, Number 2 American Psychological Association 6557 E. Riverdale Mesa, AZ 85215 CONTENTS 602-363-9211 e-mail: [email protected] President’s Column ................................................ 2 Perspectives on Psychotherapy Integration ........ 4 EDITOR A Q-sort Model for the Empirical Investigation Craig N. Shealy, Ph.D. of Psychotherapy Integration ASSOCIATE EDITOR Harriet C. Cobb, Ed.D. Interview with Dr. Leon VandeCreek ...................... 12 Student Feature ...................................................... 15 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Psychotherapists as Witnesses Washington Scene Patrick DeLeon, Ph.D. Psychotherapy Research ...................................... 17 Discourse and Healing Practitioner Report Ronald F. Levant, Ed.D. Washington Scene .................................................. 21 Education and Training The Fundamental Nature of the Jean M. Birbilis, Ph.D. Political Process Psychotherapy Research Division 29 2007 APA Conference Program ...... 23 William Stiles, Ph.D. Student Award Paper ............................................ 32 Perspectives on The Relationship Between Patients’ Psychotherapy Integration Representations of Therapists and Parents George Stricker, Ph.D. Student Features Membership Application ...................................... 47 Michael Garfinkle, M.A. STAFF Central Office Administrator Tracey Martin N OF PSYCHOTH ER IO A S I P V Y I D Website 29 . A N M S E S R www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org A I L C A A N PSYCHOLOGI C PRESIDENT’S COLUMN Jean Carter, Ph.D. Opportunities Galore! As I write this column, a voting seat on the Board. the year is half over. We have many things By the time of convention we will have that are well begun, the current members at large moved into and those good begin - the Domain Representative positions and nings create even be ready to roll at the September Board more opportunities, as meeting! well as reflecting the good work that has Convention Fun! happened so far. We have an exciting convention program, thanks to Jeffrey Magnavita, our VERY hard Congratulations to our newly working Program Chair. See the special elected officers insert to find your favorite programs! I want We extend a warm welcome to president- to highlight a few special programs. This elect designate Nadine Kaslow and year we will present our awards and recog - Members at Large Norman Abeles and nize our hard working volunteers at a spe - Michael Constantino (Early Career cial event that will come right before our Psychologist position). Congratulations! social hour. Please plan to attend them both! Reorganization and Bylaws Revision Conversation Hour (N): Awards and You, the members, have recently approved Recognition a revision of our Bylaws that result in a reor - 8/17 Fri: 5:00 PM – 5:50 PM ganization of our Board of Directors. The San Francisco Marriott Hotel goal is to provide greater opportunity on Golden Gate Salons B1 and B2 the Board, to increase the effectiveness of our initiatives vis-à-vis the APA, and to Social Hour enhance our ability to attend to the needs of 8/17 Fri: 6:00 PM – 6:50 PM our members. With the Bylaws revision, we San Francisco Marriott Hotel have increased the number of members-at- Golden Gate Salons B1 and B2 large to 8 and transformed them into Domain Representatives. The Domain Board member Libby Nutt Williams, ably Representatives will work collaboratively assisted by Membership Chair Annie Judge with committee chairs as they share respon - and Student Development Committee sibility for our Division’s areas of interest member Erin Howard, has developed a and expertise. The Domains are as follows: special event for our Students and Early Career Psychologists. Leaders in our field Science and Scholarship will host lunch tables for informal discus - Education and Training sion. Watch for the door prize drawing! Psychotherapy Practice Public Interest Lunch with the Masters: Luncheon for Early Career Psychologists Graduate Students and Early Career Membership 8/18 Sat: 12:00 PM – 1:50 PM Two Seats for Diversity San Francisco Marriott Hotel Nob Hill Rooms A and B And we will continue to have the chair of our Student Development Committee with continued on page 3 2 Looking Ahead Barnett will complete plans for the special, As we move toward the fall, the Board will exciting MidWinter Meeting and CE continue the transition to Domain Program to be held in St Petersburg Representatives. Incoming Program Chair Beach, Florida, January 12, 2008, with a Nancy Murdock will continue to develop day long CE offering from our own Don plans that are already underway for the Meichenbaum—put it on your calendar 2008 Convention. President-elect Jeff today! Find Division 29 on the Internet. Visit our site at www.divisionofpsychotherapy.org 3 PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOTHERAPY INTEGRATION A Q-sort Model for the Empirical Investigation of Psychotherapy Integration Deborah A. Gillman and Paul L. Wachtel City College and the Graduate Center , City University of New York One obstacle to the pursuit of integration presented below, that this is too simple and in the field of psychotherapy is the preva - linear an explanation, and that the very lence—in teaching, research, and theoreti - perception of holding the “same” theoreti - cal discussions—of depictions of the field cal view as another reflects a more complex that privilege certain labels which refer process in which certain similarities are more to political divisions within our disci - foregrounded and other, perhaps equally pline than they do to fundamental concep - weighty, differences are dissolved in the tual differences. Theoretical allegiances, application of one of the politicized labels whether in the self-identifications of thera - to any particular individual therapist ’s pists or in research that compares one point of view.