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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

Dec 5, 2009
Outcomes in Oz II

Sitting in my hotel room in Brisbane, Australia. It’s beautfiul here: white, sandy beaches and temperatures hovering around 80 degrees. Can’t say that I’ll be enjoying the sunny weather much. Tomorrow I’ll be speaking to a group of 135+ practitioners about "Supershrinks." I leave for home on Saturday. While it’s cold and overcast in Chicago,… — read more

Nov 25, 2009
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

Nov 16, 2009
Leading Outcomes in Vermont: The Brattleboro Retreat and Primarilink Project

For the last 7 years, I’ve been traveling to the small, picturesque village of Brattleboro, Vermont to work with clinicians, agency managers, and various state officials on integrating outcomes into behavioral health services. Peter Albert, the director of Governmental Affairs and PrimariLink at the Brattleboro Retreat, has tirelessly criss-crossed the state, promoting outcome-informed clinical work and organizing… — read more

Nov 8, 2009
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

Sep 24, 2009
Superior Performance as a Psychotherapist: First Steps

So what is the first step to improving your performance? Simply put, knowing your baseline. Whatever the endeavor, you have to keep score. All great performers do. As a result, the performance in most fields has been improving steadily over the last 100 years. Consider, for instance, the Olympics. Over the last century, the best… — read more

Apr 1, 2009

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