The Graduate Student Journal of Psychology is a publication of the Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University. EDITORS Jesse A. Metzger Karin G. Coifman Clinical Psychology Program Teachers College, Columbia University EDITORIAL BOARD Ben Adams Samantha Boris Karpel Kathleen M. Lalande Joseph Marasia Lisa Sara Rosenzweig Traci Stein Liat Tsuman-Caspi Elizabeth Watson DESIGN EDITOR Liat Tsuman-Caspi DEPARTMENT ADVISOR Barry A. Farber, Ph.D. Director of Clinical Training Program Coordinator, Clinical Psychology Program, 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, 2005. 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. Note: Please direct inquiries regarding submission to the editors via e-mail only (jam2110@columbia.edu). COPYRIGHT AND PERMISSIONS. Those who wish to reuse material copyrighted by the GSJP must secure written permission from the GSJP to reproduce a journal article in full or journal text of more than 500 words. The GSJP normally grants permission contingent on permission of the author and inclusion of the GSJP copyright notice on the first page of reproduced material. Access services may use unedited abstracts without the permission of the GSJP or 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 pleased to present the seventh edition of the Graduate Student Journal of Psychology. This year we have continued our expansion of the journal’s scope and reach, inviting submissions from clinical and counseling programs in the tri-state area and beyond. We have also worked to maintain the highest standard of quality, and this year’s volume, we think, contains a particularly outstanding and diverse group of works. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight a very special contribution to this year’s volume: an invited paper by Shefali Tsabary, a doctoral student in the clinical psy- chology program here at Teachers College. Her paper, which is based on a presentation she gave at a recent program colloquium, details her experience of leading workshops for trauma survivors in the Indian islands following the December 2004 Tsunami disaster. We feel privileged to be able to share her moving account with our readers. Finally, we would like to express our sincerest gratitude to Professor Barry Farber for his mentorship and ongoing support of the journal, and to the editorial staff for their tremendous efforts over the past several months. Much work has gone into this year’s volume, and we hope you will be pleased with the outcome. Sincerely, Jesse A. Metzger Karin G. Coifman Editor Editor