100730: Beyond Integration: The Triumph of Outcome Over Process in Clinical Practice

About the Course:

The empirically validated, integrative, and evidence-based practice movements share in the belief that specific therapeutic ingredients, once isolated and delivered in reliable and consistent fashion, will work to improve outcome. Yet research and clinical experience indicates otherwise. How best to proceed in the light of such findings? Miller, Duncan and Hubble argue that the best hope of integration of the field is a focus on the common goal of change and the use of outcome to inform the clinical process. Significant improvements in client retention and outcome have been shown where therapists have feedback on the client’s experience of the alliance and progress in treatment. Rather than evidence-based practice the authors recommend practice-based evidence.

Author

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. and Barry L. Duncan Psy. D.

About the Authors:

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D. and Barry L. Duncan Psy. D. are co-founders of the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change, Chicago, a private group of clinicians and researchers dedicated to studying ‘what works’ in treatment.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek knowledge about outcome versus process. It is appropriate for participants with intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge about the topic.

Course Objectives:

1. Identify the basic elements of becoming outcome-informed in clinical practice

2. Describe the potential advantages of utilizing an outcome-informed approach to change.

3. Identify limitations of utilizing an integration approach to improve psychotherapy outcomes.