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The ICCE Feedback-Informed Treatment Manuals
September 12, 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark Fall is in the air. For me, that means the start of the travel season. For the next two weeks, I’ll be traveling throughout Scandanavia–this week in Denmark and Norway. It’s great to be back on the road meeting clinicians and consulting with agencies about feedback-informed treatment (FIT). On… — read more
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Why is this man laughing?
May 4th, 2011 Copenhagen, Denmark Just finished my first day of a two week trip covering spots in Denmark and Holland. Yesterday, I traveled to Copenhagen from Hilo, Hawaii where I was presenting for the Hawaiian Association of Marriage and Family Therapy. Dr. Gay Barflied (pictured on the far left above) spent years lobbying to… — read more
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Clinician Beware: Ignoring Research Can be Hazardous to Your Professional (and Economic) Health
“Studies show…” “Available data indicate…” “This method is evidence-based…” My how things have changed. Twenty years ago when I entered the field, professional training, continuing education events, and books rarely referred to research or evidence. Now, everyone refers to the “data.” The equation is simple: no research = no money. Having “an evidence-base” increasingly determines book sales, attendance at… — read more