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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
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On the Path of the Supershrinks: An Article by Bill Robinson
Not too long ago, my colleagues and I published some preliminary thoughts and findings from our research into "Supershrinks." That differences in effectiveness exist between clinicians is neither surprising or new. Indeed, "therapist effects"–as they are referred to in the research literature–have been documented for decades and rival the contribution of factors long known to… — read more
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The Debate of the Century
What causes change in psychotherapy? Specific treatments applied to specific disorders? Those in the "evidence-based" say so and have had a huge influence on behavioral healthcare policy and reimbursement. Over the last 10 years, my colleagues and I have written extensively and traveled the world offering a different perspective: by and large, the effectiveness of… — read more
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Expertise and Excellence: What it Takes to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness
I wonder what you were expecting to read about when you clicked on the link for my "Something Magical" blog. When the link first appeared about a month ago, I started receiving emails. First, people asked, "Where is it?" Until now, the link took readers to a mostly blank page–except the promise of "more to… — read more