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Answer to Quote Quiz

Here is the answer to the quote quiz, I posted earlier. What therapy was this quote referring to? I am a sensitive observer, and my conclusion is that a vast majority of my patients get better as...

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Center for Healing Spiritual and Cultic Abuse (CHSCA): Some Questions to...

Important Update: Click here to read John Knapp’s former client’s response to his postings about her. Update September 7, 2011: Doug Mesner has informed me that he has resigned from CHSCA. Update...

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What is a Dual Relationship?

Update: As of January 14, 2014, John Knapp’s New York State Social Work license, after a very lengthy process of investigation and hearings and a courageous former client coming forward and testifying,...

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Monica Pignotti and Bruce Thyer: Latest Peer Reviewed Publication

My latest first-authored research publication and my first in a UK journal, has now been published: Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, FirstView Article...

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Publishing Ones Dissertation in a Peer Reviewed Journal is an Acceptable and...

Certain internet smear campaigners who are upset with my criticism of certain therapies and therapists, have blogs that appear to be exclusively devoted to attacking me and respond to almost every...

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EMDR: Empirically Supported Treatment or Pseudoscience?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) has been classified by the American Psychological Association as having “Strong Research Support” and “Controversial” for treating PTSD (note that...

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Clinical Social Work Journal: Special Issue on Evidence-Based Practice

After much work and peer review, I am pleased to announce that a special issue of the Clinical Social Work Journal on Evidence-Based Practice, guest edited by Bruce Thyer and Monica Pignotti,  is now...

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“Psychic” Social Work Student Writes to Dear Abby

A person claiming to be a social work student who believes she has psychic powers wrote a letter to Dear Abby. Some may wonder if this letter is a prank and it may be, but the number of licensed...

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SUNY Albany School of Social Work Gets $15,000 Tapping Therapy Grant

Under the leadership of three SUNY Albany School of Social Welfare faculty, this institution has been given a $15,000 grant from the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology (ACEP) and Global...

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Update: John Knapp’s NYS Social Work License Revoked

As an update to postings from 2011 about this matter, after a very lengthy process which began in October, 2010, as of January 14, 2014, thanks to the persistence and courage of a former client, John...

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