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Pragmatic Case Studies as a Source of Unity in Applied Psychology
No full textTo unify or not to unify applied psychology: that is the question. In this article we review pendulum swings in the historical efforts to answer this question—from a comprehensive, positivist, “top-down,” deductive yes between the 1930s and the early 60s, to a postmodern no since then. A rationale and proposal for a limited, “bottom-up,” inductive yes in applied psychology is then presented, employing a case-based paradigm that integrates both positivist and postmodern themes and components. This paradigm is labeled “pragmatic psychology” and, its specific use of case studies, the “Pragmatic Case Study Method” (“PCS Method”). We call for the creation of peer-reviewed journal-databases of pragmatic case studies as a foundational source of unifying applied knowledge in our discipline. As one example, the potential of the PCS Method for unifying different angles of theoretical regard is illustrated in an area of applied psychology, psychotherapy, via the case of Mrs. B. The article then turns to the broader historical and epistemological arguments for the unifying nature of the PCS Method in both applied and basic psychology.Peer reviewe
Entrevista a Stanley Messer
No full textStanley B. Messer es decano de la escuela de graduados de Psicología profesional y aplicada (GSAPP)
de la Universidad de Rutgers en Nueva Jersey, Estados Unidos. Previo a esto, fue durante varios años
director del Departamento de Psicología Clínica de la misma universidad. Sus intereses académicos
han estado fundamentalmente orientados a la aplicación de la teoría psicodinámica y la investigación
sobre terapias breves integracionistas, a la vez que ha sido un activo participante en el debate sobre
la psicoterapia como una práctica basada en la evidencia
¿Prevalece el caos? Reflexiones sobre el eclecticismo técnico y la integración asimilativa
No full textLazarus contends that efforts to integrate psychotherapy at the theoretical level have fostered the same unfortunate profusion of competing approaches associated with nonintegrative traditional schools of psychotherapy. Messer views this flowering of integrative theories as unavoidable, even desirable, and as consistent with a social constructionist view of reality. As an alternative to theoretical integration, Lazarus advocates technical eclecticism, which he considers to be governed by observations rather than theories, and as such, draws freely upon techniques validated within other frameworks. Messer argues that such observations are necessarily theory laden, and that techniques imported from other therapies are colored by, and assimilated within, the new clinical and theoretical context in which they are employed, and therefore must be validated anew.Lazarus sostiene que los esfuerzos de integración de las psicoterapias a nivel teórico han fomentado una desafortunada proliferación de enfoques que rivalizan entre ellos, similar a la que ya existía entre las escuelas de psicoterapia no-integradoras tradicionales. Messer considera que este florecimiento de teorías integradoras es inevitable, e incluso deseable, y es consistente con una visión construccionista social de la realidad. Lazarus aboga por el eclecticismo técnico, regido más por observaciones que por teorías, como alternativa a la integración teórica. Este autor considera útil aprovechar técnicas validadas en distintos marcos de referencia. Messer argumenta que las observaciones están cargadas necesariamente de contenido teórico, y que las técnicas importadas de otras escuelas de terapia son asimiladas y modificadas por el nuevo contexto clínico y teórico en que son empleadas, por lo que debieran ser validadas de nuevo
Stanley Hambly
No full textPhotograph - Stanley Hambly wearing a baseball uniform, June 1932, Athabasca, Albert
Henry O. Stanley and His Fishing Tackle Business
No full textThis article provides a detailed discussion of the fishing tackle business of Henry O. Stanley as a part of Maine\u27s nineteenth century outdoor heritage. Stanley\u27s most famous lure was known as the Rangeley Spinner, and the author traces the history of this and other lures developed by Stanley. Several images are included in the article, including one of Dixfield Village on the banks of the Androscoggin River showing the location of Stanley\u27s tackle shop on Weld Street
The ecclesiology of stanley hauerwas: resident aliens and die concrete church
No full textThis thesis focuses on Stanley Hauerwas' thought about the church insofar as it represents a concrete ecclesiological approach. I argue first that concrete ecclesiology, while often appearing in the work of its proponents as methodological presuppositions rather than an explicit doctrine of church, is sufficiently distinctive that Hauerwas' ecclesiology can be placed within it. Through exploring Hauerwas' theology in Chapter 1， I suggest that his ecclesiology shares key influences with concrete approaches through Barth, Frei, Wittgenstein and Yale postliberalism. Hauerwas also shares concrete ecclesiology's concerns in terms of its interest in the concrete church as a valuable subject for theological reflection, attention to distinctive Christian practices, theologically therapeutic and pastoral-minded approaches to reflecting on the life of the church, and concern for how the church interacts with the world. In Chapter 2, I evaluate Hauerwas' work by seeing how his ecclesiology deals with the realities of sin, division and confusion within the church. I argue that Hauerwas' rhetoric idealises the practices of the church, so there are limitations to the concreteness of his ecclesiology. Combined with Hauerwas' problematic and overstated use of narrative, this idealisation results in insufficient focus on the provisional and fallible nature of the church's practices, and a deleteriously pugilistic attitude towards the world. In Chapter 3， I explore how Barth balances his ecclesiology by holding its theologically centrifugal elements in tension with the various creedal contexts in which it is set forth. This not only mitigates Hauerwas' criticisms of Earth's ecclesiology, but also proffers ways in which a robust doctrinal setting would maintain the prophetic force of Hauerwas' challenges to the church without allowing Christian practice to bear the weight of realising God's kingdom. I then argue that Christ's resurrection is a helpful doctrinal setting for a methodologically and pastorally wise concrete ecclesiology
Theory Development via Single Cases: A Case Study of the Therapeutic Relationship in Psychodynamic Therapy
No full textThe goals of this paper are (a) to demonstrate how study of the therapeutic alliance in single cases of psychodynamic therapy can exemplify and instantiate theoretical concepts and lead to the development or refinement of psychotherapy theory, research and practice, as illustrated in the case of Ron and in Hans Strupp's classic analyses of pairs of comparable successful and unsuccessful cases; (b) to point out methodological challenges of case studies as a source of reliable and valid data; and (c) to illustrate the greater influence of clinical case studies compared to research reviews of the psychotherapy literature on the practitioner
Regional mass fatality management in pandemic surge
No full textCHDS State/LocalNational and state planning documents designate public health as the lead for mass fatality management (MFM). MFM planning, however, demands multiagency participation and full public-business-government leverage. This thesis explores pathways to reach operational regional MFM capability in Ohio, but also has implications for MFM planning across the nation. Survey research was conducted with three key MFM stakeholder groups: county coroners, emergency management directors, and health commissioners. The survey addressed realistic and actionable MFM planning by: 1) identifying state guidance gaps; 2) identifying local/regional operational gaps; 3) assessing regional resource capabilities; 4) categorizing proposed solutions to address identified gaps; and 5) listing legal, financial, and organizational barriers to the solutions. Findings show that the key stakeholder communities are confused, with a willingness to build MFM capacity that is accompanied by worries about who should lead and how to coordinate efforts. Research recommendations include a three-sector collaboration (government-business-citizens) operating at the regional level and public engagement. Another recommendation calls for alignment of state guidance and regional operations with The Joint Task Force Civil Support Working Group MFM areas: command and control; body identification; medico-legal investigation; morgue operations; funeral services; final disposition; and family assistance and behavioral health services.US Department of Homeland Security author (civilian).http://archive.org/details/regionalmassfata10945373
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