"The 2nd piece of evidence > involves what the authors believe to be ill-informed summaries of > conventional meta-analytic findings. > This misrepresentation of empirical findings"
What is the nature of these 'misrepresentations'? On Jul 25, 2008, at 12:09 PM, Raymond Rogoway wrote: > What Has Become of Grief Counseling? An Evaluation of the Empirical > Foundations of the New Pessimism > Dale G. Larson > Santa Clara University > William T. Hoyt > University of Wisconsin—Madison > A pessimistic view of grief counseling has emerged over the last 7 > years, exemplified by R. A. > Neimeyer’s (2000) oft-cited claim that “such interventions are > typically ineffective, and perhaps even > deleterious, at least for persons experiencing a normal > bereavement” (p. 541). This negative characterization > has little or no empirical grounding, however. The claim rests on 2 > pieces of evidence. The 1st > is an unorthodox analysis of deterioration effects in 10 outcome > studies in B. V. Fortner’s (1999) > dissertation, usually attributed to Neimeyer (2000). Neither the > analysis nor Fortner’s findings have ever > been published or subjected to peer review, until now. This review > shows that there is no statistical or > empirical basis for claims about deterioration effects in grief > counseling. The 2nd piece of evidence > involves what the authors believe to be ill-informed summaries of > conventional meta-analytic findings. > This misrepresentation of empirical findings has damaged the > reputation of grief counseling in the field > and in the popular media and offers lessons for both researchers > and research consumers interested in the > relationship between science and practice in psychology. > Keywords: grief therapy, grief counseling, treatment deterioration, > scientist–practitioner model, bereavement > Supplemental material: http://dx.doi.org/ > 10.1037/0735-7028.38.4.347.supp > Raymond Rogoway > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > On Jul 25, 2008, at 8:22 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Raymond Rogoway" >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2008 11:12 AM >> Subject: Re: [tips] Art in Thanatology >> >> >>> It may or may not. One of my internships was with Hospice of >>> the Valley in San Jose. There are many who, without bereavement >>> counseling, will never heal. My father was a twin. When he die, >>> his twin died six week later. What exactly do you mean by >>> "exaggerated?" >>> >>> >>> Raymond Rogoway >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >> The grief counseling paradigm is an ex-post facto design.Those >> counselors do not have a choice as to who they choose to counsel. >> >> Michael Sylvester,PhD >> Daytona Beach,Florida >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Paul Brandon 10 Crown Hill Lane Mankato, MN 56001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
