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A scare tactic.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)

Publication: The Journal of Employee Assistance
Publication Date: 01-JUL-06
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
In regard to "The Evolution of Psychological First Aid" (2nd quarter 2006) by Bob VandePol, Lyle Labardee, and Richard Gist, I was greatly bothered by the use of inference and innuendo to tell EA professionals that our training is outdated and may be harmful and that we should subscribe to of...

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...their version "evidence-based practice." Let's look at the evidence on which they base their criticisms.

The authors assert that some "widely practiced and promoted approaches--most specifically debriefing [which they do not define] and related techniques--have proven, in a growing range of controlled studies, to be ineffective...

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