outcome measurement

What’s in an Acronym? CDOI, FIT, PCOMS, ORS, SRS … all BS?

“What’s in a name?” –William Shakespeare A little over a week ago, I received an email from Anna Graham Anderson, a graduate student in psychology at Aarhus University in Denmark. “I’m writing,” she said, “in hopes of receiving some clarifications.” Without reading any further, I knew exactly where Anna was going. I’d fielded the same — read more
Do you know who said, "Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn’t"?

Well, do you? It was Chief Dan George playing the role of Old Lodge Skins in the 1970 movie, “Little Big Man.” Whether or not you’ve seen or remember the film, if you’re a practicing therapist, you know the wisdom contained in that quote. No matter how skilled the clinician or devoted the client, “sometimes therapy works, sometimes it — read more
Psychotherapy Training: Is it Worth the Bother?

Big bucks. That’s what training in psychotherapy costs. Take graduate school in psychology as an example. According to the US Department of Education’s National Center (NCES), a typical doctoral program takes five years to complete and costs between US$ 240,000-300,000.00. Who has that kind of money laying around after completing four years of college? The… — 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
Outcomes in Ohio: The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Service Providers

Ohio is experiencing the same challenges faced by other states when it comes to behavioral health services: staff and financial cutbacks, increasing oversight and regulation, rising caseloads, unrelenting paperwork, and demands for accountability. Into the breach, the Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Service Providers organized their 30th annual conference, focused entirely on helping… — read more
My New Year’s Resolution: The Study of Expertise

Most of my career has been spent providing and studying psychotherapy. Together with my colleagues at the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, I’ve now published 8 books and too many articles and scholarly papers to count. If you are interested you can read more about and even download many of my publications here.… — read more

What’s in an Acronym? CDOI, FIT, PCOMS, ORS, SRS … all BS?

Do you know who said, "Sometimes the magic works, sometimes it doesn’t"?

Psychotherapy Training: Is it Worth the Bother?

Research on the Outcome Rating Scale, Session Rating Scale & Feedback

Outcomes in Ohio: The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Service Providers

My New Year’s Resolution: The Study of Expertise