Scott D. Miller
Founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence and originator of Feedback-Informed Treatment. Writes about what actually makes therapists effective, usually against the field's own assumptions.
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Our reading
Their wordsIf one really wanted to know whether a treatment (e.g., CBT, IPT, ACT, EMDR) was more effective, it had to be directly compared to an approach intended to help - what Wampold and colleagues termed, a "bona fide" treatment. Doing otherwise, they argued, conflated artifacts of research design with actual research results.
↗Results from the first bona fide study of deliberate practicewritings.scottdmiller.com
- 3 weeks earlier
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Our reading
Their wordsSince 2012 when the first study appeared in the literature, others have been published documenting the tendency of practitioners to overestimate their effectiveness - on average, by 65% (1, 2).
↗Alas, it seems everyone comes from Lake Wobegonwritings.scottdmiller.com
- 7 weeks earlier
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Our reading
Their wordsOver the last 50 years, treatment methods have proliferated despite a lack of evidence of differential effectiveness between approaches. And even when a randomized controlled trial indicates a particular approach works, none show practitioners become more effective when they are trained in that modality.
↗How to (and not to) become a more effective therapistwritings.scottdmiller.com
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Our reading
Their wordsIt turns out that therapists who perform well on the FIS establish stronger relationships and are more effective (2). More to the point, the evidence shows FIS-related skills are trainable and that such training leads to better results (3, 4, 5).
↗How to (and not to) become a more effective therapistwritings.scottdmiller.com
- 6 weeks earlier
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Our reading
Their wordsIndeed, as I've reported in previous posts, research not only shows therapists do not improve with time and experience in the field, but on average become less effective (1, 2, 3, 4).
↗What therapist experience, a nickel, and cup of coffee have in commonwritings.scottdmiller.com
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Our reading
Their wordsIt's time for the field to stop attributing benefits to clinical experience. Beyond the obvious ethical concerns, doing so actually prevents us from improving our effectiveness!
↗What therapist experience, a nickel, and cup of coffee have in commonwritings.scottdmiller.com