The Therapist November December 2020
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The Therapist November/December 2020

Professional Exchange

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY: TENDING TO THE SOUL USING EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) blends cognitive behavioral methods with holistic and depth psychology to facilitate whole-person
integration and transformation as explained by Annabelle Parr, MA, AMFT.

I AM NOT ALONE: UTILIZING EMDR TO PROMOTE RESILIENCE THROUGH POSITIVE SPIRITUAL COGNITIONS
Kelly Duggan Shearer, LMFT, LPCC and Vicki C. Ewing, LMFT explore the ways in which EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) can foster transpersonal and spiritual healing as well as trauma reprocessing.

UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA IN BLACK AND LATINX/HISPANIC COMMUNITIES
In this interview with mental health advocates Marianne Diaz and Eric Katende, John Tsilimparis, LMFT, explores the interplay of biases and stigmas that impact the ways in which Black and Latinx Americans engage with mental health support.

 

Legal Department Staff Articles

NEW LABOR LAW MAY OFFER A PATHWAY TO INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
CAMFT Staff Attorney Sara Jasper, JD, explains the recent revisions to the laws that govern independent contractor relationships in California, and how those laws impact MFTs.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE: EIGHT KEY REASONS THERAPISTS SHOULD JOIN CONSULTATION GROUPS
In this article, Bradley J. Muldrow, JD discusses eight important reasons therapists should consider joining consultation groups.

GUIDANCE FOR PSYCHOTHERAPISTS WORKING FROM HOME
As so many continue to work remotely during the pandemic, CAMFT’s Sara Jasper, JD, addresses the legal and ethical considerations for sychotherapists who are working from home.