Interpersonal

On this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Cara and Lauren talk with two psychologists about how lived experiences with interpersonal forms of trauma and associated mental health outcomes inform individuals’ trajectories and practice in this field.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

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The CMIV SIG meets every year at ABCT’s annual conference. This year in New Orleans, Lauren and fellow student representatives Olivia and Lucia organized a panel of experts to discuss challenges and strategies for implementing exposure-based therapy with clients, mentoring students in its practice, and maintaining self-care while engaging in this work. We decided to bring you with us to this panel entitled “Exploring Challenges in Navigating Exposure-Based Treatment: Clinical and Research Applications", featuring Drs. Austen McGuire, Amy Lee, Pete Meidlinger, and Maddi Gervasio Pontarelli.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

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This episode of Interpersonal is the second of two in a mini-series in which CMIV SIG student reps Cara and Lauren chat with each other about their individual research and clinical interests. On "Lauren's Lounge", Cara interviews Lauren on her interests in emotion dysregulation in the context of adults who experience intimate partner violence.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

This episode of Interpersonal is the first of two in a mini-series in which CMIV SIG student reps Cara and Lauren chat with each other about their individual research and clinical interests. On "Cara's Corner", Lauren interviews Cara on her interests in emotion dysregulation in the context of children/adolescents and developmental trajectories, including when childhood maltreatment occurs.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

On this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Cara and Lauren speak with three clinical psychology graduate students in different stages of their doctoral dissertations.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

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On this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Cara and Lauren talk with a number of clinicians and researchers about psychological trauma and PTSD's Criterion A.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

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The CMIV SIG meets every year at ABCT’s annual conference. This year in Philadelphia, fellow student representatives Abby and Katie organized a panel of experts to discuss the challenges and future directions surrounding research and clinical work focused on revictimization. We decided to bring you with us to this panel entitled “Exploring Revictimization Without Placing Blame: Challenges and Future Direction", featuring Drs. Elissa Brown, Hannah Walker, Michelle Brown, and Anna Jaffe.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

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On this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Cara and Lauren talk with a number of clinicians and researchers about how they define resilience and how it can be studied and fostered in the context of child maltreatment and interpersonal violence.

Original podcast music by Corey Richier.

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In this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Aggie and Hannah talk with Dr. Dominic Parrott, professor at Georgia State University and director of the Center for Research on Interpersonal Violence. We talk about Dr. Parrott's 2022 paper, Intimate Partner Aggression During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Associations with Stress and Heavy Drinking. We explore both what the team found, and what the process - and responsibility - of conducting inclusive interpersonal violence research during COVID-19. 

In this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Aggie and Hannah spoke with Dr. Amy Hyoeun Lee, a Clinical Psychology Postdoc at Stony Brook University. This episode covers a range of topics including Dr. Lee's training experiences, insight into navigating the academic job market, and discussing her line of research which aims to increase evidence-based trauma services for youth from marginalized communities. Dr. Lee's recent publication, Examining the Effectiveness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Children and Adolescents' Executive Function is now in press!

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Connect with Dr. Lee via email: amy.hyoeun.lee@gmail.com

In this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Aggie and Hannah talk with Dr. Francesca Kassing about her recent publication, The Effects of Polyvictimization on Mental and Physical Health Outcomes in an LGBTQ Sample. Dr. Kassing addresses the importance of political and cultural context in research with marginalized populations, her use of person-centered research and analysis, and her perspective on areas for improvement in research with LGBTQ+ communities. Dr. Kassing is a Clinical Psychologist and Research Faculty at the University of Nevada Reno.

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On this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Aggie and Hannah meet with Dr. Emily Dworkin to discuss her recent publication, The impact of sociocultural contexts on mental health following sexual violence: A conceptual model (currently in press). Dr. Dworkin discusses a model for understanding recovery following sexual assault which takes responsibility for recovery off of survivors and shifts it toward larger systems, cultural norms, and responsiveness of close social supports, emphasizing the importance of context on recovery. Dr. Dworkin is a clinical psychologist and Acting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington School of Medicine. 

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In this episode of Interpersonal, CMIV SIG student reps Aggie and Hannah talk with Esther Howe, a graduate student and member of the Idiographic Dynamics (ID) Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley and Zoe Zong, an undergraduate research assistant in the ID Laboratory. Esther and Zoe discuss a recent study which aims to understand the development of PTSD symptoms in survivors of sexual assault. They address issues related to project development, ethical responsibility to research participants, and recruitment of participants during an acute post-assault time period.

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Welcome to Episode 3 of Interpersonal! In this episode, CMIV SIG student reps Aggie and Hannah interview Dr. Miguel Villodas about a new pilot study his team ran examining the feasibility of implementing home-based Parent-Child Interaction Therapy with families deemed at-risk for child maltreatment. This episode covers topics spanning implementation, measurement, and building community partnerships.

Every year the Child Maltreatment and Interpersonal Violence Special Interest Group (CMIV SIG) sponsors a keynote address at our annual meeting. This year, 2020, Dr. Isha Metzger spoke about her research on racial socialization and addressing interpersonal and racial trauma in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), emphasizing her work with youth of color. She highlighted connections to interpersonal violence and child maltreatment work and provided tangible examples of how clinicians can take up findings from her research in their clinical work. Her call to all of us? To be advocates and allies. Listen to highlights from Dr. Metzger's talk here in the second episode of Interpersonal.

Dr. Metzger is a CMIV SIG member and an Assistant Professor at the University of Georgia. Learn more about her work in the resources below!