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Better Results through Deliberate Practice

January 16, 2018 By scottdm 1 Comment

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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 not joking.  Across a wide variety of domains (e.g., sports, computer programming, teaching), deliberate practice leads to better results.   Indeed, our recent study of mental health practitioners documented a growth in effectiveness consistent with performance improvements obtained by elite atheletes.

practice makes perfectThe January issue of the APA monitor includes a detailed article on the subject.   Staff writer Tori DeAngelis lays out the process of applying deliberate practice strategies to clinical work in clear, step-by-step terms.  Best of all, it’s free–even continuing education credits are available if you need them.

daryl and scottAs mentioned in the article, each summer the International Center for  Clincal Excellence sponsors a two-day, intensive training on deliberate practice for therapists.  Daryl Chow, Ph.D. and I will be teaching together, presenting the latest scientific and practical information from our forthcoming book, Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness (APA, 2019).

As in prior years, we promise you will be participating in an intimate, cutting-edge, and highly-personalized learning experience.   Many practitioners return to year after year.  “I’ve attended the Deliberate Practice Intensive for three years in a row,” says therapist Jim Reynolds, “because there is such a warm camraderie.  We are all trying to do the best we can with our clients, but we go beyond that.  To do that, I need contact with others who are striving to do better.”

Until next time,

Scott

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D.

FIT Deliberate Practice Intensive 2018

Filed Under: Behavioral Health, deliberate practice, excellence, Feedback, Feedback Informed Treatment - FIT, FIT, Top Performance

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  1. Steve Taylor says

    January 17, 2018 at 8:58 am

    Hi Scott,

    I use the FIT Outcomes package for my SRS & ORS data.

    I am wondering if you could recommend any other agencies or practitioners in New Zealand who might be doing likewise, or even those who may be using MYOUTCOMES, Ace Health, or Pragmatic?

    I enjoyed reading Tony Rousmanieres April 2017 Atlantic article “What your therapist doesn’t know” and I relate to the frustration he opines regarding the profession at large willfully ignoring the benefits of big data and deliberate practice.

    Counselling over here as a profession is in the dark ages, so I’m looking for some other Kiwi torch-bearers.

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