Click on the link below to open to the appendix in the Dictionary of Clinical Psychology (first edition, 2013) that lists over 300 ‘psychotherapy approaches’.
When reading this list, keep in mind that:
- all approaches involve one or more “psychotherapy techniques”;
- the APA’s list has been growing rapidly since 2006 when plans for this takeover were seeded, and can be updated at any time;
- the College may also make use of other references materials, described here, that list even more ‘psychotherapy’ approaches;
- “reflective listening” and “active listening” are examples of commonly used “psychotherapy” communication techniques;
- according to Ontario’s Psychotherapy Act, “psychotherapy” includes both verbal and non-verbal communication.
Just a few examples from the APA’s list are:
• Exercise Therapy (includes exercise for prevention)
• Holistic Education
• Vitamin and Mineral Therapy
• Transcendence Therapy
• Light Therapy
• Dance Therapy
• Art Therapy
• Music Therapy
Click here: Definition Psychotherapeutic Techniques from the APA’s Dictionary of Clinical Psychology (appendix, 2013, first edition).
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Have any politicians been contacted about this?
thanks,
Mike
Hello Mike. Yes, we wrote to all the MPP’s and Kathleen Wynne..no responses and Wynne said the public needed protection! However, we are now running a mass email campaign to the MPPs …one letter campaign to MPPs from Practitioners and another from the public. The links to a pre-formed letter will be loaded to our website, hopefully on Monday. Please check back often and you will find many ways to help. Also, please be certain to sign our Change.org petition at http://tinyurl.com/qxwczo2 and click that you want updates so that you are never left out of any important information. In the alternative you can subscribe to updates from this website. Just click the Subscribe button on the homepage. Thank you for your support.
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