What Works in Therapy:
Translating 40 Years of Outcome Research Presented by Scott D. Miller, PhD

Web Conference Description

For today’s practitioner, finding reliable information about “what works” in therapy—separating fact from fiction—can be challenging.  Since the 1960’s, the number of treatment approaches has exploded, going from 60 to over 400 at last count. During the same time period, over 10,000 books and 100,000 articles and research reports have been published. Without exception, developers and devotees to particular methods claim superiority in conceptualization and outcome of their chosen approach. Meanwhile, governmental bodies, professional organizations, and third party payers are assembling, mandating adherence, and in some instances limiting payment to lists of treatments considered “evidence-based.”

So, “what works?” Drawing from a comprehensive review of 40 years of outcome research in his best-selling book, The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy (with Barry Duncan and Bruce Wampold [APA Press, revised 2008]), Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. will identify core factors responsible for therapeutic success regardless of theoretical orientation or psychiatric diagnosis. The research on “what works” will be carefully translated into practical, common sense, and empirically-supported therapeutic skills that can be used for the efficient and effective resolution of problems clients bring to treatment. 

This Web Conference is designed to help clinicians: 

1. Describe four evidence-based factors responsible for therapeutic success regardless of preferred theoretical orientation or treatment population;
2. Utilize specific, empirically-supported practices to enhance the contribution of each factor;
3. Apply a simple, valid, and reliable method for assessing and enhancing alliance and progress in treatment.

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