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"What Works" in Norway

Dateline: Tromsø, Norway Place: Rica Ishavshotel For the last two days, I’ve had the privilege of working with 125+ clinicians (psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, and addiction treatment professionals) in far northern Norway. The focus of the two-day training was on "What Works" in treatment, in particular examining what constitutes "evidence-based practice" and how to… — read more
Are all treatments approaches equally effective?

Bruce Wampold, Ph.D. Late yesterday, I blogged about a soon-to-be published article in Clinical Psychology Review in which the authors argue that the finding by Benish, Imel, & Wampold (2008) of equivalence in outcomes among treatments for PTSD was due to, "bias, overgeneralization, lack of transparency, and poor judgement." Which interpretation of the evidence is correct? Are there… — read more
DODO BIRD HYPOTHESIS PROVEN FALSE! Study of PTSD finally proves Wampold, Miller, and other "common factor" proponents wrong

Researchers Anke Ehlers, Jonathon Bisson, David Clark, Mark Creamer, Steven Pilling, David Richards, Paula Schnurr, Stuart Turner, and William Yule have finally done it! They slayed the "dodo." Not the real bird of course–that beast has been extinct since the mid to late 17th century but rather the "dodo bird" conjecture first articulated by Saul Rozenzweig, Ph.D.… — read more
Research on the Outcome Rating Scale, Session Rating Scale & Feedback

"How valid and reliable are the ORS and SRS?" "What do the data say about the impact of routine measurement and feedback on outcome and retention in behavioral health?" "Are the ORS and SRS ‘evidence-based?’" These and other questions regarding the evidentiary support for the ORS, SRS, and feedback are becoming increasingly common in the workshops… — read more
The Study of Excellence: A Radically New Approach to Understanding "What Works" in Behavioral Health

"What works" in therapy? Believe it or not, that question–as simple as it is–has and continues to spark considerable debate. For decades, the field has been divided. On one side are those who argue that the efficacy of psychological treatments is due to specific factors (e.g., changing negative thinking patterns) inherent in the model of… — read more
The Evolution of Psychotherapy: Meeting Michael Hoyt

I’m still reeling from the experience in Anaheim this last week. I met so many leaders in the field, heard so many presentations on cutting edge clinical practice–as well as was reminded of some "classic" principles of effective psychotherapy. One of the people I met was colleague and friend, Michael F. Hoyt, Ph.D. Michael and… — read more
Five Incredible Days in Anaheim

From December 9-13th, eight thousand five hundred mental health practitioners, from countries around the globe, gathered in Anaheim, California to attend the "Evolution of Psychotherapy" conference. Held every five years since 1985, the conference started big and has grown only larger. "Only a few places in the US can accomodate such a large gathering," says Jeffrey K.… — read more
Climate Change in Denmark

Hans Christian Andersen, the author of such classic stories as The Ugly Duckling and the Emperor’s New Clothes, once wrote, "Life iteself is the most wonderful fairytale of all." That sentiment is certainly true of my own life. For the last 16 years, I’ve been privileged to travel around the world conducting trainings and providing consultation. Each year, I meet… — read more
Where is Scott Miller going? The Continuing Evolution

I’ve just returned from a week in Denmark providing training for two important groups. On Wednesday and Thursday, I worked with close to 100 mental health professionals presenting the latest information on "What Works" in Therapy at the Kulturkuset in downtown Copenhagen. The training was sponsored by Solutions, an organization directed by Henrik and Mette Pedersen that… — read more
Whoa Nellie! A 25 Million Dollar Study of Treatments for PTSD

I have in my hand a frayed and yellowed copy of observations once made by a well known trainer of horses. The trainer’s simple message for leading a productive and successful professional life was, “If the horse you’re riding dies, get off.” You would think the advice straightforward enough for all to understand and benefit. And yet,… — read more
Achieving Clinical Excellence: The Conference

A few weeks ago, I announced the first International “Achieving Clinical Excellence” (ACE) conference to be held at the Westin Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri on October 20-22nd, 2010. You can now register for this event, by clicking here or on the "Training and Consultation" link to your left. Through a variety of keynote addresses and workshops,… — read more
The Crown Jewel of Research on CDOI: Professor Jan Blomqvist receives 2.9 million crown grant for RCT on feedback in Sweden

If you’ve been following me on Twitter, then you know that last week I was touring and teaching in different spots around Europe. First, I presented two days in Copenhagen. Then I keynoted the British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy Conference in Newcastle, England. Early Saturday morning, I flew from London to Stockholm. My long time friend… — read more
International Center for Clinical Excellence: Update and Announcement

On August 24th, right here on the "Top Performance" blog, I announced the formation of the International Center for Clinical Excellence. As anyone who has been reading my recent posts or publication knows, my work is evolving; specifically, putting prior research on the common factors, measurement of outcome and alliance, and feedback to work in helping… — read more
How NOT to Achieve Clinical Excellence: The Sorry State of Continuing Professional Education

Greg Neimeyer, Ph.D., is causing quite a stir in continuing education circles. What has he done? In several scholarly publications, he’s reviewed the existing empirical literature and found that continuing professional education in heavioral health is not particularly, well, …educational. Indeed, in a soon-to-be published piece in the APA journal, Professional Psychology, he notes, "While the majority of studies… — read more
Top Resources for Top Performers

Since the 1960’s, over 10,000 "how-to" book on psychotherapy have been published. I joke about this fact at my workshops, stating "Any field that needs ten thousand books to describe what it’s doing…surely doesn’t know what its doing!" I continue, pointing out that, "There aren’t 10,000 plus books on ‘human anatomy,’ for example. There are a handful! … — read more
Announcement: Evolving in a new direction

As those of you who have followed my work and blog know, my perspective is evolving. The direction I’m heading builds on all of the work done to date including the common factors, measurement of outcome and alliance, and feedback. Crucially, however, it goes one step further; bridging the common and specific… — read more