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Questions and Answers about Feedback Informed Treatment and Deliberate Practice: Another COVID-19 Resource
Since they were developed and tested back in the late 90’s, the Outcome and Session Rating Scales have been downloaded by practitioners more than 100,000 times! Judging by the number of cases entered into the three authorized software applications, the tools have been used inform service delivery for millions of clients seeking care for different… — read more
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It’s Time to Abandon the “Mean” in Psychotherapy Practice and Research
Recognize this? Yours will likely look at bit different. If you drive an expensive car, it may be motorized, with buttons automatically set to your preferences. All, however, serve the same purpose. Got it? It’s the lever for adjusting your car seat. I’m betting you’re not impressed. Believe it or not though, this little device… — read more
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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 my website. What is the cost? Individual practitioners… — read more
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Implementing Feedback Informed Treatment
What do the Sydney Opera House, Boston Central Artery Tunnel, and Eurozone Typhoon Defense Project all have in common? In each case, their developers suffered from, “The Planning Fallacy” (PF). First recognized in 1979 by Nobel Prize winning psychologists Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky, the planning fallacy is the all too human tendency to underestimate… — read more
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Therapist Wanted: Dead or Alive
Do you get those letters about the top healthcare providers in your area? At the beginning of the new year, our city’s local magazine publishes a list of the top healthcare providers. It’s a big deal. Organized by location and specialty, the issue contains full-page photos, glossy spreads, and breezy write-ups. Impressive stuff with a… — read more
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Clinical Support Tools for the ORS and SRS
I have so much to be grateful for at this time. Most of all, I’m happy to be home with my family. As we have in the past, this year we’ll be spending the holiday at the home of our long time friends John and Renee Dalton. The two always put out a fantastic spread and our son,… — read more
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Have you got an App for that? The Therapeutic Outcome Management System (TOMS)
"Do you have an app for the ORS and SRS?" That’s the message that greeted me in my inbox this morning when I made it into the office. I was so happy to be able to write back and say, "Yes, absolutely!" In addition to two web-based systems for administering, scoring, tracking, and aggregating ORS… — read more
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Cutting Edge Feedback
Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS Using feedback to guide and improve the quality and outcome of behavioral health services is growing in popularity. The number of systems available for measuring, aggregating, and interpreting the feedback provided by consumers is increasing. The question, of course, is, "which is best?" … — read more
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Making History in Delft, Holland: The Launch of the first Consumer-Driven Outcome Management App
Dateline: October 18, 2011 Chicago, Illinois USA Last week I was in Europe: three days in Norway, a week in Sweden, and a day in Holland. In a day or two, I’ll say more about developments in Norway and the launch of the largest study in history on FIT in Sweden. Meanwhile, I’m pleased to… — read more