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The Graduate Student Journal of Psychology is a publication of the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, 
Teachers College, Columbia University.  
 
EDITORS 
Traci R. Stein 
Jesse A. Metzger 
Clinical Psychology Program  
Teachers College, Columbia University 
 
EDITORIAL BOARD 
Sadia R. Chaudhury 
Alethea Desrosiers 
Isaac R. Galatzer-Levy 
Jessica A. Keith 
Rachel Khurgin 
Joseph C. Marasia 
Rebecca P. Prince 
Lisa Sara Rosenzweig 
Jeanette A. Sawyer 
Karen A. Shoum 
Vijayeta K. Sinh 
 
DEPARTMENT ADVISOR 
Barry A. Farber, Ph.D.  
Director of Clinical Training, Clinical Psychology Pro-
gram, Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology 
 
AIMS AND SCOPE. Founded in 1998, the Graduate Student 
Journal of Psychology (GSJP) is a peer-reviewed 
publication devoted to clinical and counseling 
psychological research and practice. The GSJP is published 
annually and includes original empirical research articles, 
case studies, theoretical articles, and brief reports in the 
areas of adult and child psychopathology, the 
psychotherapeutic process, community mental health, 
multiculturalism, assessment, child development, ethics, 
and professional development. Articles on other topics, 
such as psychophysiology, school psychology, and social 
psychology, may be accepted if they have a clear 
relationship to research or practice in clinical or counseling 
psychology. 
 
MANUSCRIPTS. The manuscript submission deadline for 
next year’s volume is December 10, 2006. Submit 
manuscripts via mail according to the submission 
guidelines printed in this issue. Please submit 3 copies of 
the manuscript, along with a complete disk copy (including 
text, tables, and figures), to: Editors, Graduate Student 
Journal of Psychology, Department of Counseling and 
Clinical Psychology, Box 102, Teachers College, Columbia 
University, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027; 
email: gsjp@tc.edu; www.tc.columbia.edu/publications/gsjp 
 
Cover photography:  Rhinebeck, New York    T. Stein 
 
 

 
COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS. Those who wish to reuse 
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full or journal text of more than 500 words. The GSJP 
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the author. Address requests for reprint permissions to: 
Graduate Student Journal of Psychology, Department of 
Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Box 102, Teachers 
College, Columbia University, 525 West 120th Street, New 
York, NY 10027. 
 

 
Dear Reader, 
 
We are excited to present the eighth edition of the Graduate 
Student Journal of Psychology. This year, we further ex-
panded the Journal’s scope and reach, inviting submissions 
from clinical and counseling programs across the Northeast 
United States. We received a record number of articles cov-
ering a broad range of topics.  
 
The works in this volume address important issues at vari-
ous points in the lifespan and across a number of areas of 
clinical work. These include, among others, two papers on 
an empirically supported treatment, a needs assessment 
regarding Spanish language training for those in a univer-
sity setting, and a call for research on the psychosocial out-
comes of children whose mothers have borderline personal-
ity disorder. In addition, the final article in this volume ad-
dresses the rarely discussed but inarguably important ethi-
cal issues associated with the unexpected death of the 
therapist. A great deal of work has gone into this year’s 
volume and we hope you enjoy the outcome. 
 
As always, we are grateful for the ongoing mentorship and 
support of Professor Barry Farber, the financial support of 
the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, as 
well as the encouragement of its Chair, Professor Suniya 
Luthar. We are also most grateful to the editorial staff, who, 
despite often overwhelming academic schedules, dedicated 
their time and considerable effort to this work. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
 
 
 
Traci R. Stein   Jesse A. Metzger 
Editor    Editor



 


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