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Single Session Therapy in the penitentiary sector

Psychological health in the penitentiary sector is a much-discussed topic in cultural debate, but sometimes little invested in terms of resources , actions and management at the political level .

The article starts from the desire to reflect on the contribution of psychology in prison and in particular on the possibilities of applying Single Session Therapy in detention contexts starting from a subjective professional experience, in which I had the opportunity to follow through psychological interviews some prisoners at the end of their sentence, close to social reintegration.

Before seeing how SST can be a tool at the service of professionals and inmates within prison, let’s briefly look at the setting and the prison environment to introduce the reader to a reality that is often difficult to imagine. 

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The fear of flying and Single Session Therapy

The goal of today’s article is to describe what the fear of flying consists of and how Single Session Therapy successfully intervenes on phobias.

  

What is aerophobia?

This term refers to the fear of flying or taking a plane due to a significant state of anxiety.

It can be configured either as a phobia , an irrational and persistent fear of a specific situation which in this case is the condition of having to take a plane, or it could manifest itself as a rather intense , but still manageable fear.

Single Session Therapy and sport: proposals for new application areas of the method

The areas of application of Single Session Therapy are truly many. With today’s article we focus on the possibilities that it offers in particular in the sports sector.

Since it is a methodology that allows you to get the most out of every single match , it fits well with the goal of getting the most out of a sporting performance , especially in a competitive setting.

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Single-session therapy: future lines of intervention in young people

In today’s article we present a research on how Single Session Therapy can prove to be an excellent method in the treatment of situations that can manifest themselves in adolescence .

In several articles of this blog we have seen how SST is a highly efficient method in different situations, contexts and with different people.

I believe, also considering the times we are living in and how the pandemic has affected (is affecting and will affect) the mental health of people and young people, that the possibility of practicing SST and brief therapies can represent a valid opportunity for mental health professionals.

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What do we focus on in Single Session Therapy when the client arrives with more problems or a problem that they can’t deal with quickly?

With today ‘s article we focus again on a fundamental methodological aspect to make the Single Session Therapy interview more effective and efficient .

We know that SST is a focused intervention that aims to achieve a specific goal through a single meeting. For this reason, it is important that during the interview both the therapist and the client make the best use of the time spent together.

In order to maintain attention on the final focus, the therapist will have a fundamental task , which is to help the client to focus on a problem that can be solved rather than on a problem that cannot be solved (Dryden, 2019).

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Single Session Clinical supervision

The aim of today’s article is to explore the scope of Single Session Supervision and the guidelines useful for carrying out this process of professional support defined by Pam Rycroft (2018), psychologist , family psychotherapist who works at the Bouverie Centre in Melbourne (Australia).

Clinical supervision , as we know, is a crucial component of a therapist’s journey from the moment they begin their training to the consolidation of their practice. Supervision conversations invite clinicians to reflect on their practice , promote the development of professional skills, and foster the achievement of positive outcomes for clients (American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, 2014).

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What is the first competence to be acquired by the therapist who adopts the method of Single Session Therapy in his professional practice?

The aim of today’s article is to delve into one of the main skills that the Single Session Therapist must acquire when receiving training in the application of this intervention method.

In this regard, we follow some indications provided directly by Windy Dryden (2020) as a trainer of Single Session Therapy , who focuses attention on the importance of the therapist creating and maintaining a focus during the single session. 

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Single Session Therapy and the new challenges for global mental health

We open the year by addressing a fundamental theme for our profession of psychologists and psychotherapists , namely the situation regarding mental health and the intervention programs planned in the coming years.

Even before the pandemic, the data on mental health were not reassuring and the difficulties resulting from the pandemic wave have accentuated an already precarious picture both in terms of the increase in mental distress and with respect to the responses provided by the health systems .

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Single Session Therapy in action: encouraging the client to use the time after the session to reflect on what he has learned from the meeting

The aim of the article is to focus on another phase of Single Session Therapy which is fundamental
for maximizing the effectiveness of the method and giving the client the opportunity to
concretely experience what he has learned in the session. Furthermore, in the article, a specific way will be
briefly presented to facilitate this process of reflection-digestion-action , typical of Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapy (CBT) integrated into the Single Session (Dryden, 2017).

 

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