A new article in which I interview Jay Efran about how he structures his psychotherapy practice is now available as an online first publication: Raskin, J. D., & Efran. J. S. (2019). The practice of context-centered psychotherapy: A conversation with Jay Efran. The Humanistic Psychologist. Advance online publication. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/hum0000143 Abstract: This article presents an interview… Continue reading
New article in the Journal of Humanistic Psychology: Raskin, J. D. (2019). What might an alternative to the DSM suitable for psychotherapists look like? Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 59(3), 368-375. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167818761919 The article is part of a special issue, “Diagnostic Alternatives Part 4.” Abstract: Recent research suggests that psychologists and counselors are dissatisfied with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of… Continue reading
I have two articles in a special issue on ethics slated to appear in the Journal of Constructivist Psychology. The articles are currently available as advance online publications. Details and links below. Update: This issue has now been published. Special Issue: Constructivism and Ethical Meaning-Making: A Target Article and Responses Article The Inescapability of Ethics… Continue reading
I am pleased to announce that the latest volume of Studies in Meaning has been published by Pace University Press: Studies in Meaning 5: Disturbing the Status Quo in Constructivist Psychology (20% pre-publication discount!) Edited by Jonathan D. Raskin, Sara K. Bridges, & Jack S. Kahn Is constructivist psychology still relevant? Was it ever? Is it merely an… Continue reading
STUDIES IN MEANING 5: PERTURBING THE STATUS QUO IN CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOLOGY AVAILABLE NOW AT THE PRE-PUBLICATION (20% DISCOUNT) PRICE OF $32.00 US! Printable pre-publication order form Edited by Jonathan D. Raskin, Sara K. Bridges, and Jack S. Kahn DESCRIPTION: Is constructivist psychology still relevant? Was it ever? Is it merely an obtuse cluster of theories… Continue reading
New article published: Raskin, J. D., & Brett, B. L. (2014). Does the reverse golden section hold? Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 27(2), 137-146. doi: 10.1080/10720537.2014.879522 Abstract: Recent research has found support for a reverse golden section hypothesis, whereby people rate stigmatized identities negatively 61.8% of the time and positively 38.2% of the time. Two golden section studies were… Continue reading
New article published: Efran, J. S., McNamee, S., Warren, B., & Raskin, J. D. (2014). Personal construct psychology, radical constructivism, and social constructionism: A dialogue. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 27(1), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/10720537.2014.850367 Abstract: This article presents a dialogue about personal construct psychology, radical constructivism, and social constructionism. The dialogue is based on a symposium conducted in July 2011 at… Continue reading
New article published: Raskin, J. D. (2013). Thinking, feeling, and Being Human. Journal of Constructivist Psychology, 26(3), 181-186. doi: 10.1080/10720537.2013.787323 Abstract: In his recent book, Being Human: Human Being, Rue Cromwell introduced valence tags into the lexicon of personal construct psychology. Doing so has interesting implications for the distinction between cognition and emotion. The personal construct psychology position, which challenges the division of… Continue reading
New article just published: Rust, J. P., Raskin, J. D., & Hill, M. S. (2013). Problems of professional competence among counselor trainees: Programmatic issues and guidelines. Counselor Education and Supervision, 52(1), 30-42. doi: 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2013.00026.x Abstract: Counselor education programs have a responsibility to ensure that individuals are competently trained, demonstrate understanding of ethical guidelines, and are free of observable… Continue reading
New book chapter on ethics! Read it for free online. Printable electronic copies and hard copies can be purchased from the publisher. Raskin, J. D., & Debany, A. E. (2012). The inescapability of ethics and the impossibility of “anything goes”: A constructivist model of ethical meaning-making. In S. Cipolletta & E. Gius (Eds.), Ethics in… Continue reading