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Finding Meaning in Psychotherapy Amidst the Trivia and Trivial

I don't know if you feel the same way I do.  Looking back, I'm pretty sure its been going on for a while, but somehow I didn't notice. Professional books and journals fill my bookshelves and are stacked around my desk.  I am, and always have been, a voracious--even compulsive--reader.  In the last ...
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April 1, 2018 / Behavioral Health, Conferences and Training, evidence-based practice, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT

Symptom Reduction or Well-being: What Outcome should Matter Most in Psychotherapy

So, what contributes to a living a long, healthy life? Clean Air?  Being lean versus overweight?  The absence of depression or anxiety?  Exercising regularly?  Getting a flu vaccine?  Abstaining from smoking?  Minimizing alcohol intake?   Personal sense of meaning?  Close interpersonal relationships?  Social integration? OK, I'll come clean: all contribute--but not equally.  Far from it.  Some are more important ...
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March 12, 2018 / Behavioral Health, Drug and Alcohol, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, Therapeutic Relationship

Ho, Ho, Oh No! Science, politics, and the demise of the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices

While you were celebrating the Holidays--shopping and spending time with family--government officials were busy at work.  On December 28th, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) sent a formal termination notice to the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). Ho, ho, oh no...! Briefly, NREPP is "an evidence-based repository and review system ...
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February 7, 2018 / Behavioral Health, evidence-based practice, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, PCOMS

Joint Commission and SAMHSA Set New Standard of Care for Measurement Based Care

The Joint Commission has recently revised their standards of care.  To maintain accreditation, organizations are now required to assess outcomes with a standardized measurement tool.  The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is moving in the same direction. Two scales I developed met the new standard.  Both are ...
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January 29, 2018 / Conferences and Training, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, Implementation, PCOMS

Better Results through Deliberate Practice

The legendary cellist Pablo Casals was once interviewed by comedian George Carlin.  When asked why, at age 93, he continued to practice three hours a day, Casals replied, "I'm beginning to show some improvement!" Hard not to feel inspired and humbled by such dedication, eh?  And while humorous, Casals was ...
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January 16, 2018 / Behavioral Health, deliberate practice, excellence, Feedback, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, FIT, Top Performance

We Need MORE Drugs, Right?

Being human means being conscious.  Being conscious means knowing, "reality bites." Little wonder evidence shows people have sought to alter their consciousness since the Stone Age.  Whether its music, dance, the ingestion of psychoactive plants, or the modern pharmaceuticals, humans evince a strong desire to move beyond their present reality--to ...
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January 3, 2018 / Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT

Clinical Practice Guidelines: Beneficial Development or Bad Therapy?

A couple of weeks ago, the American Psychological Association (APA) released clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).  "Developed over four years using a rigorous process," according to an article in the APA Monitor, these are the first of many additional recommendations of specific treatment methods for particular ...
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December 4, 2017 / evidence-based practice, Practice Based Evidence, PTSD

That’s it. I’m done. It’s time for me to say goodbye.

Ending psychotherapy. Whether formal or informal, planned or unplanned, it's going to happen every time treatment is initiated. What do we know about the subject? Nearly 50% of people who start, discontinue without warning.  At the time they end, half have experienced no meaningful improvement in their functioning or well-being. On the ...
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November 2, 2017 / Behavioral Health, evidence-based practice, excellence, Feedback, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, Termination

Something BIG is Happening: The Demand for Routine Outcome Measurement from Funders

Something is happening.  Something big. Downloads of the Outcome and Session Rating Scales have skyrocketed. The number of emails I receive has been steadily increasing. The subject?  Routine outcome measurement.  The questions:
  • Where can I get copies of your measures?
Paper and pencil versions are available on ...
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October 16, 2017 / Behavioral Health, evidence-based practice, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, FIT, FIT Software Tools, Implementation, PCOMS

Brave or Foolhardy? Dramatic Implications of a New Psychotherapy Outcome Study

Does diagnosis matter? What about the treatment approach? Applying particular therapeutic methods to specific psychiatric diagnoses is the considered by many a "best practice"--the core of what some label, "empirically-supported" (EST) or "evidence-based psychological treatments" (EBPT). Now, imagine a place where diagnosis and prescriptive protocols are not required or even ...
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September 4, 2017 / Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT

“What about the Liars and Deniers?” Working Effectively with Mandated and Incarcerated Clients and People who Sexually Abuse

It was just a little over a month ago.  I was doing a workshop somewhere in the States.  My topic?  Using formal client feedback to guide and improve the quality and outcome of psychotherapy-- ...
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August 24, 2017 / Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT

From Evidence-based Practice to Cultural Change: Steps to Successful Implementation

Chances are your are carrying a smartphone--maybe you're even reading this post on your Android or Iphone!  One thing I'm almost certain of is that the device you own--can't live without--is not a Nokia. The nearly complete absence of the brand is strange.  Not long ago, the company dominated the mobile ...
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July 11, 2017 / Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT

More Deliberate Practice Resources…

Last week, I blogged about a free, online resource aimed at helping therapists improve their outcomes via deliberate practice.  As the web-based system was doubling as a randomized controlled trial (RCT), participants would not only be accessing a cutting-edge, evidence-based protocol but also contributing to the field's growing knowledge in ...
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May 30, 2017 / Behavioral Health, deliberate practice, evidence-based practice, excellence, Feedback, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, Practice Based Evidence

Can you tell me what I’m supposed to do? A free deliberate practice resource

You've read the studies.  Maybe you've even attended a training. Deliberate practice is the key to improving your effectiveness as a psychotherapist.  Top performing therapists devote twice as much time to the process. More, when employed purposefully and mindfully, the outcomes of average practitioners steadily rise over time. But what ...
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May 17, 2017 / deliberate practice, evidence-based practice, excellence, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT

The Illness and the Cure: Two Free, Evidence-based Resources for What Ails and Can Heal Serious Psychological Distress

Findings from several recent studies are sobering. Depression is now the leading cause of ill-health and disability worldwide--more than cancer, heart disease, respiratory problems, and accidents.  Yesterday, researchers reported that serious psychological distress is at an all-time high, significantly affecting not only quality but actual life expectancy.  And who has ...
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April 18, 2017 / Behavioral Health, CDOI, Conferences and Training, excellence, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, FIT, Implementation

The Missing Link: Why 80% of People who could benefit will never see a Therapist

The facts are startling.  Despite being on the scene for close to 150 years, the field of mental health--and psychotherapy in particular--does not, and never has had mass appeal.  Epidemiological studies consistently show, for example, the majority of people who could benefit from seeing a therapist, do not go.  ...
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March 17, 2017 / Behavioral Health, Dodo Verdict, evidence-based practice, excellence, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, Therapeutic Relationship
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