Learning CBT form the inside out: Self-practice training program shows promise for future therapists
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Researchers at The University of Osaka developed an eight-week training program that teaches CBT by encouraging graduate students to apply CBT techniques to their own experiences and reflect on the process. In a preliminary study of 29 trainees, the program showed high satisfaction, low adverse events, and perceived benefits in CBT understanding, self-awareness, and reflective skills. The approach may provide a promising new model for training mental health professionals.Researchers at The University of Osaka developed an eight-week training program that teaches CBT by encouraging graduate students to apply CBT techniques to their own experiences and reflect on the process. In a preliminary study of 29 trainees, the program showed high satisfaction, low adverse events, and perceived benefits in CBT understanding, self-awareness, and reflective skills. The approach may provide a promising new model for training mental health professionals.
Municipalities have advanced filters and UV light disinfection technologies at their disposal. Some households have additional filters as well.
In many places in the Global South, however, these technologies are not widely available. These areas, such as parts of Africa and South America, do have one advantage when it comes to water filtration – sunlight.
Eric Ryberg, assistant professor of allied health sciences in the College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), and his colleagues at Yale University have developed a new solar-powered water disinfection system that combines several existing methods. They published their findings in npj Clean Water, a Nature journal.
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