With today’s article we observe a use of Single Session Therapy that goes beyond the best-known one applied in the clinical field. The SST , in fact, seems to represent an important resource also in the field of training .
It is well known that in the professional training courses of psychologists and psychotherapists the need to observe how work in the field is approached is essential, however in the majority of training experiences this aspect is not yet fully achieved.
The article we present today refers to research in which the effects of two alternative interventions carried out in single sessions of Couples Behavioral Therapy are explored , one focused on communication and the other on problem solving (Silva & Vandenberghe, 2007).
The objective of the article is to show how different types of intervention can make the SST meeting more effective in the specific area of intervention with the couple.
With today ‘s article we see how Single Session Therapy can be used in emergency contexts , focusing in particular on the global health emergency caused by the Coronavirus epidemic .
The attention to the topic arises from a proposal put forward by the scholar Dominikus David Biondi Situmorang , an assistant professor at the Department of Guidance and Counseling at Atma Jaya University in Indonesia, who suggested the introduction of TSS as “Rapid Counseling”. in the process of psychological care for people who have had COVID-19 and their family members (Situmorang, 2021).
With today’s article , we return to the theme of the hope factor in Single Session Therapy addressed in the previous article, but from a practical point of view .
The aim of the article is to visualize, through the description of two clinical cases taken from the literature (Courtnage, 2020), the way in which the hope factor acts during the interview .
With today’s article we draw from the world of research to visualize another area of intervention in which Single Session Therapy can be effective and extremely valid, especially if used in times of emergency.
We are talking about a study that involved a group of mothers with postpartum depression (PPD) who between April and October last year, at the height of the pandemic, participated in a one-day online seminar based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) , combined with standard treatment to treat this problem (Van Lieshout, Haley Layton, Savoy et al. , 2021).
Today ‘s article focuses in particular on one of the therapeutic (or change) factors that acts in a particular way within Single Session Therapy (SST), namely hope .
As we know, SST is a widely used method in mental health services as it represents a clinically effective solution for reducing long waiting times and overcoming difficulties in accessing psychotherapy.
The aim of the article is therefore to provide useful information on how to promote this factor during Single Session Therapy sessions .
With today ‘s article we address a rather debated topic in the field of psychotherapy , namely that of the client’s resistance to change and how this concept is addressed in relation to Single Session Therapy (Cannistrà & Piccirilli, 2018).
With today ‘s article we share a proposal launched at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Center in Alberta for the implementation of some services, including Single Session Therapy , capable of responding more effectively and efficiently to crisis situations acute in the adolescent population .
With today ‘s article we talk about two ways of naming Single Session Therapy, namely “Single Session Therapy” or “One at a Time” Therapy (in English Single-Session One-At-A-Time ) in order to understand better understand the meaning and reasons for the different usage .
Some scholars such as Windy Dryden, for example, prefer to use both terms in a combined manner with the aim of dispelling some myths created around SST by those approaching the method for the first time.
With today ‘s article we report the data of a research carried out in 2013 at the Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Fontana , California aimed at demonstrating the effectiveness and efficiency of Group Single Session Therapy associated with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the treatment of chronic insomnia ( TCC-I ).
What was the objective of the research?
Dennis Hwang , Medical Director of the Department of Sleep Medicine at Kaiser Permanent says the goal of the study was not to prove whether Cognitive Behavioral Therapy was an effective treatment for insomnia, but to find out whether a different way to use it could make it effective not only for a single individual, but for a larger population .
From what need did this research arise?
Again according to Hwang, the need to find innovative solutions is linked to the fact that chronic insomnia is a very common condition that affects up to 30% of the population . Traditional programs run individually or in small groups have always required multiple visits, limiting the volume of patients who can access them. The program for the treatment of insomnia at Kaiser Permanente Fontana , however, represented a real innovation as it was carried out with a larger group of people ( 20 participants ) who participated in just one session , followed by follow-up telephone.
How did the experimentation take place?
The center offered two weekly sessions , each lasting 2.5 hours with a maximum of 20 people experiencing chronic insomnia.
The program, taught by a physician assistant , addressed sleep hygiene, sleep beliefs, relaxation techniques, sleep restriction therapy, and optimal sleep position.
What results were obtained?
The following data emerged from research findings presented at the SLEEP 2013: Associated Professional Sleep Societies 27th Annual Meeting conference:
321 (88%) of 363 adults with insomnia who completed the TCC-I program reported improvement in their insomnia based on subjective feedback .
Overall sleep time improved by an average of 1.5 hours , and time to fall asleep