Journal of Psychotherapy Integration

The “Generic Model of Psychotherapy” after 25 years: Evolution of a research-based metatheory.
The “Generic Model of Psychotherapy” was initially presented 25 years ago (Orlinsky & Howard, 1984) and was conceived as a transtheoretical frame for integrating the varied empirical findings of hundreds of studies relating therapeutic process to outcome that had appeared during the previous 3 decades into a coherent body of knowledge (Orlinsky & Howard, 1986). This article briefly reviews the conceptual model as an integrative metatheory for research and practice and traces its continued growth based on subsequent innovations in process–outcome research, reflections on the human contexts of psychotherapy, and current limitations in the field of psychotherapy research. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Cultural competence: A new way of thinking about integration in therapy.
This article, based on a keynote speech delivered to the 2009 conference of the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration, offers a model for understanding cultural competence as a strategy for psychotherapy integration. Paradigms for what constitutes cultural competence in psychotherapy are explored, and the development of an epistemology of cultural competence that includes understandings of therapist bias and both therapist and client intersectionalities of identity are examined. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Adapting best practices in CBT for deaf and hearing persons with language and learning challenges.
This article presents the work of a specialty psychiatric unit for deaf people in adapting best practices in cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) for deaf and hearing mental health clients who have severe language and learning challenges. Research cited shows that large numbers of deaf people referred to psychiatric hospitals have severe language impairments (in their best language, usually American Sign Language; ASL), related mainly to inadequate exposure to ASL as a child. These language impairments accompany other kinds of language and cognitive problems found also in hearing persons. Clinicians on the unit adapted the constructivist narrative CBT of Meichenbaum so that it could inform the treatment of these clients. Specifically, the treatment is oriented around the acquisition and development of psychosocial skills. These skills are understood developmentally; that is, early and simple skills develop into more complex coping and conflict resolution skills. All the skills are presented and taught using hundreds of specially developed pictures. Emphasis is placed on interventions that work at a sensorimotor and concrete operational level. A case study is presented along side of a theoretical discussion. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
The sum of the parts: Three variations on integrative psychodynamic relational theory: A book review essay.
As theoretical orientations converge, however, we therapists find ourselves contemplating a few questions: (1) What does the term psychodynamic mean now? (2) How can psychodynamic theory account for the need for and the impact of directive interventions? (3) What is the most useful and accurate way to integrate the theories that guide the work of psychotherapy? The three books discussed in this essay, Sandra Buechler’s (2008) Making a Difference in Patients’ Lives: Emotional Experience in the Therapeutic Setting; Mary E. Connors’s (2006) Symptom-Focused Dynamic Psychotherapy; and Paul L. Wachtel’s (2008) Relational Theory and the Practice of Psychotherapy, each bear upon these questions in distinctive ways. We explore the commonalities and differences among them and discuss how each clarifies certain aspects of integrative relational therapy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Michael J. Mahoney: A retrospective.
Michael Mahoney, who made seminal contributions not only to the Society for the Exploration of Psychotherapy Integration (SEPI) but also to the entire field of psychotherapy, died a tragic death at the age of 60 on May 31, 2006. He published more than 250 scholarly articles and chapters, authored and edited 19 books (one of which was awarded a Citation Classic by the Science Citation Index), edited 4 journals, and served on 23 editorial boards plus numerous guest editorships and advisory boards. His research spanned a tremendous breadth without sacrificing depth. Primarily, however, he inquired into development across the life course, including but not limited to psychotherapy. Initially trained as a behaviorist, he played a significant role in the cognitive revolution in psychology; he was also a leading figure in constructivist psychotherapies. He was a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, as well as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)

Journal of Psychotherapy Integration - Vol 19, Iss 4