And the Winner is… Awards for the Integration of Science and Practice in Psychology

Abstract

Psychotherapists from all fields perform difficult and challenging work, trying to help their clients gain insight into their problems and make lasting changes in their thoughts and behaviors. Unfortunately, too often the work of a psychotherapist is minimized, neglected, or disregarded. Where departmental or conference awards may be presented regularly, public recognition for evidence-based and clinically-relevant published work is lacking. The present paper aims to acknowledge the most valuable recent accomplishments in the field of mental health assessment and treatment. Nominations were accepted for works published during 2017, papers of enduring value, and most valuable psychologist, and votes were cast by a panel of judges. These valuable contributions are recommended for all psychotherapists who hope to improve their work with clients. Keywords Psychology · Award · Recognition · PsychotherapyThe Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy has initiated an annual award celebration for professionals who devote their career to the empowerment of others. The present article will assign awards to various clinicians and scholars as a way of expressing appreciation for their work devoted to the refinement and improvement of psychotherapy. These awards will identify the top contributions published in scholarly outlets during the year 2017, published papers of enduring value, and most valuable psychologist.In March of 2018, active members of the Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy Editorial Board were asked by the authors (note: James C. Overholser is Editor of Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy) to submit nominations for entries in any of the award categories, but they could not nominate their own work or the work of their colleagues, current students, or former students. They were encouraged to nominate papers that were published in any scholarly journal. Furthermore, in an effort to remain informed and unbiased, the JCP editorial staff reviewed 3920 journal arti- Nervous and Mental Disease; Journal of Personality Assessment; Personality and Individual Differences; Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment; Professional Psychology: Research and Practice; Psychological Assessment; Psychological Bulletin; and Psychotherapy. The particular subset of journals selected includes all long-established, well-respected, printed publications. These journals were chosen due to their high likelihood to publish high-quality work that relates to psychological treatments, while striving to connect research science to clinical practice.For each category, we provide the top four submissions, along with a brief summary of the winning entry. These awards should be objective indicators of high-quality contributions to the field, unbiased by personal relationships that

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