Paradoxical intervention using a polarization model of cotherapy in the treatment of elective mutism: A case study

A case history is presented of a four and-a-half year-old electively mute child who was successfully treated by the authors. The treatment approach involved paradoxical interventions in the context of a polarization model of cotherapy in combination with behavioral techniques in a family therapy framework.     

光坪对同时性闪光信号辨认的影响

問題 如果在构成閃光的相互交替的亮与黑两个时相中,黑时相不是完全黑,而是亮度不同程度的变暗,人們照样能看出閃光。暗时相的光強可以低到零,这就是一般閃光;但其光強也可以象亮时相一样高,那就变成了固定灯光。我們把一切強度的暗时相統称为“光坪”或“坪”,而把亮吋相叫作“光峯”或“峯”。 关于光坪对閃光信号辨认的影响的問題,是有关业务部門提出来的。根据我們的現場調查,使用者对某些带光坪的閃光信号的試用反应良好。我們前一研究表明,在实驗給定条件下,不宜使用两个同时性閃光,作为类似該实驗所用編碼的信号;同时提出“不     

participating in a couples therapy outcome study: Participants' views

Discovering that participants who received therapy in a research project and were being debriefed in a therapy outcome study considered those assessment sessions therapeutic, the authors conclude that participants: (a) are aware of the research context, (b) have some idea about how it affected the treatment they got, and (c) see positive outcomes for taking part in the study. Assessment and treatment were not separated in the minds of some participants, as they had been in the mind of the researchers.This study was supported in part by National Institute on Drug Abuse grant #1R 18DA 1069232001.     

Quality assurance in the clinical genetics setting—Report of a workshop

Participants in a panel discussion sponsored by thead hoc Quality Assurance Committee of the National Society of Genetic Counselors discuss early efforts to develop and implement quality assurance instruments at institutional, state, and regional levels. Uniform guidelines and self-assessment tools can help genetic counselors and clinical geneticists to provide the best possible care to individuals affected by genetic diseases. Further work will be needed to address aspects not covered here and to assure that guidelines allow for creative variation among professionals and centers. An interdisciplinary approach to such standard-setting is recommended.CGC     

Rhetorical theory and family therapy practice

The study found that a connection exists between rhetoric and therapy because both fields are interested in using language as a tool for generating change. Persuasion is viewed as inherent in human communication, even though people do not necessarily intentionally attempt to persuade others. Following a brief (but detailed) explanation of the theoretical stance which informs the implementation of rhetorical techniques in therapy, three pragmatic exemplars are offered to demonstrate the employment of two classical rhetorical concepts, the parastasis catalogue and syncrisis.The authors are grateful to Sandra Kodner, MS for her participation in the development of this project.     

Training in group-analytic psychotherapy in Europe

Group-analytic psychotherapy focuses on the making and maintaining of close, emotionally fulfilling relationships. Its practitioners attempt to fuse an individual and a whole-group perspective, and seek to provide the enabling conditions for freer communication between group members. The group-analytic approach is widely used in the United Kingdom, and many experiential groups on psychotherapy training courses are conducted on group-analytic lines. The Institute of Group Psychotherapy in London recognizes eight one-year courses in England and Scotland specifically oriented to group-analytic theory and methods. These courses provide an introduction to group psychotherapy to over 300 professionals of varied backgrounds every year. There are also two courses in the United Kingdom that provide a full training in group-analysis and group-analytic psychotherapy, and 11 courses on the continent of Europe. The number of courses is growing and there is now a European Group-Analytic Training Network providing formal links between them. Results of a postal survey indicate that few (10%) attenders at a one-year course have a negative response and that many (85%) recommend the course to colleagues. The efficiency and therefore reduced cost of group teaching and the incorporation of a group experience may be contributing factors to the increasing demand for this type of training.This paper is based on a presentation at an Open Session on Training in Group Psychotherapy: The Quest for a Viable Model at the American Group Psychotherapy Association Annual Meeting, Boston, February 1990. This paper represents the author's own views and is not an official statement of the Institute of Group Analysis [London]. However, members and staff of the Institute have made helpful contributions to the author in preparing it. He is especially grateful for the assistance of Mrs. Liesel Hearst (Chairperson, Overseas Training Sub-Committee, Institute of Group Analysis, London), Dr. Keith Hyde (Convenor, Manchester Course in Group Psychotherapy), Fr. Jim Christie (Convenor, Glasgow Course in Group Psychotherapy), and Dr. Vivienne Cohen (Chairperson, Training Committee, Institute of Group Analysis, London, in preparing this paper. The questionnaire study was conducted with the assistance of the Training Section of the North-Western Regional Health Authority.     

教学改革中促进学生掌握数学知識的一些心理因素

大跃进以来,教育革命在1958年取得胜利的基础上进一步深入到教学內容的改革中去,也就是說,根据“四个适当”的精神,对学校的制度、教材、教法等方面进行根本性的改革,因此中、小学数学教学体系改革也就提到日程上来了。但是一般人认为数学改革比较困难,原因是数学教材本身的系統性比較強,难以变动,同时中、小学生对数学学习感到最为困难,而提早学习是否为学生所能胜任,对此抱着怀疑的态度,所以要变动中、小学数学     

近五十年美国医疗保健制度演进对我国医疗制度改革的启示

通过对美国自1945年以来50余年医疗保健制度演进的研究。涵概了四个发展时期;民办医疗保险体制;公办免费医疗保健制度和健康维持组织;医疗费用控制政策的实施;医疗保健制度的全面改革,以求对我国从计划经济向市场经济转轨后,医疗保健制度的改革提供借鉴。     

以《易》取名的数理统计与文化透视

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