Feedback Informed and Deliberate Practice

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

Since they were developed and tested back in the late 90's, the Outcome and Session Rating Scales have been downloaded by practitioners more than 100,000 times! Judging by the number of cases entered into the three authorized software applications, the tools have been used inform service delivery for millions of clients seeking care for different problems in diverse treatment settings. The number of books, manuals, and "how to" videos describing how to use the tools has continued to grow dramatically. Few practitioners get the chance to address specific questions related to their use of the measures in daily clinical work.

In this hour-long webinar, answers are provided to the most common question beginning and intermediate users have regarding feedback-informed treatment. The emerging area of deliberate practice - an evidence-based approach to professional development is also introduced.

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.

Participants are exposed to the critical role of alliance building skills that cut across different therapeutic orientations and diverse client populations, and are known to impact therapy

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) The training addresses some of the empirical foundations of Feedback Informed Treatment and Deliberate Practice. Therapists are exposed to methods and attitudes for creating a culture within their own practices and agencies that utilizes outcome and alliance feedback to effectively impact therapy and client outcomes.

Finally, Deliberate Practice is delineated from Feedback Informed Treatment, and their integration is described. Currently known principles and practices of Deliberate Practice are outlined for participants. Applying and integrating FIT and Deliberate Practice into clinical practice is discussed.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training the professional will be able to:

1. Apply FIT and Deliberate Practice in clinical practice.
2. Utilize feedback to positively impact client outcomes.
3. Describe how to analyze outcome and alliance data accurately.
4. Define deliberate practice and how to apply it for improving therapist effectiveness

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.