Feedback Informed and Deliberate Practice Part 2

Target audience and instructional level of this course: foundational

There is no known conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.

Course Description

In this second, hour-long webinar, clinicians from around the world meet to have their questions answered regarding feedback-informed treatment and deliberate practice.

A simple, valid, and reliable alternative exists for maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of treatment based on using ongoing feedback to empirically tailor services to the individual client needs and characteristics. This approach is known in the literature as routine outcome monitoring), or ROM. ROM is the core of the more comprehensive Feedback Informed Treatment approach, and this training provides an introductory presentation of Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) and Deliberate Practice, and answers common questions about the approaches.

The training addresses basic empirical foundations of Feedback Informed Treatment. Participants are exposed to the critical role of alliance building and flexibility skills that cut across different therapeutic orientations and diverse client populations, and are known to impact therapy outcomes. In addition, participants learn nuances of using outcome management tools (ORS, SRS) to inform and improve treatment, and to specifically use the Session Rating Scale (SRS) and the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS).

Participants are exposed to empirical evidence regarding the effects of supervision on supervisee 's client's outcomes Alternate approaches to supervision are outlined, with a focus on improving supervisee effectiveness regarding client outcomes. Rationale and tips regarding specific role of video analysis in deliberate practice are provided.

Deliberate Practice is delineated from Feedback Informed Treatment, and their integration is described (including a focus on improvement via therapeutic factors. Currently known principles and practices of Deliberate Practice are outlined for participants. The use of Feedback Informed Treatment and Deliberate Practice with other approaches and treatment protocols is outlined and delineated.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will be able to:

1. To apply the principles of deliberate practice in supervision, to the mastery of FIT, and their individual professional development.
2. Explain and address client feedback on the ORS and SRS.
3. Identify rationale and tips for including video analysis of therapy sessions in deliberate practice.
4. Describe how to combine FIT with other approaches and treatment protocols.

Author(s)/Reference(s)

Scott D. Miller Scott D. Miller, PhD, is a co-founder of the Center for Clinical Excellence, an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavior health. Dr. Miller conducts workshops and training in the United States and abroad, helping hundreds of agencies and organizations, both public and private, to achieve superior results. He is one of a handful of "invited faculty" whose work, thinking, and research is featured at the prestigious "Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference." His humorous and engaging presentation style and command of the research literature consistently inspires practitioners, administrators, and policy makers to make effective changes in service delivery.