Deliberate practice is a systematic approach for improving psychotherapy outcomes, one clinician at a time. This book offers guidance from leading experts in designing deliberate practice exercises specific to the individual practitioner. Written to be used in conjunction with
Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness, this field guide demonstrates how to collect and use client outcome data to create an individualized professional development plan to improve the quality of service. Along with providing guidance in understanding and mapping individual data onto the taxonomy for deliberate practice (TDPA), the expert chapter authors detail a number of factors that influence therapy outcomes, including client factors, therapist factors, client-therapist relationships, and more.
Field Guide to Better Results aims to assist therapists in further understanding and applying the concepts needed to gain more effective outcomes.
Scott D. Miller, PhD, is the founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence--a consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioral health services. He conducts workshops and training in the US and abroad, helping hundreds of organizations both public and private achieve superior results. He writes and edits books and professional articles on the curative factors of psychotherapy and the development of expert performance. Scott's work on routine outcome management led to the development of Feedback Informed Treatment, an evidence-based practice in use around the world. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. Visit scottdmiller.com or iccexcellence.com.
Daryl Chow, PhD, is a practicing psychologist and trainer. He is a senior associate of the International Center for Clinical Excellence (ICCE). Daryl and colleagues published the first empirical study on deliberate practice in psychotherapy. His books include
The First Kiss, and co-authored
The Write to Recovery, Better Results and
Creating Impact. His website and podcast
Frontiers of Psychotherapist Development is aimed at inspiring and sustaining practitioner's professional and personal development. Originally from Singapore, he now maintains a private practice and lives with his wife and kids in Western Australia. Visit darylchow.com/frontiers.
Sam Malins, DClinPsy, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist working on the integration of physical and mental healthcare at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Nottingham. He works clinically in cancer care. His research focuses on ways to enhance psychological care across settings, often using digital technology. He is currently a National Institute for Health and Care Research Clinical Lecturer in the Integrated Clinical Academic Programme and is working on methods to help psychological therapists improve their effectiveness.
Mark A. Hubble, PhD, is a founding member and senior advisor at the International Center for Clinical Excellence. He is the co-author and co-editor of many professional papers and several books--including the bestselling, award winning first edition of
The Heart and Soul of Change: What Works in Therapy. He formerly served on the editorial review board for the
Journal of Systemic Therapies. His most recent work has focused on expert performance, deliberate practice, and the history and role of "magick" in psychotherapy. Mark is also a professional bass player. He lives in Danbury, Connecticut.
