Contributed by Scott Miller
Braving the Unknown
The Search for New SolutionsWe once believed that following in the footsteps of the medical model would ensure the viability of mental health professionals. But in the face of growing... Read more
Meet You in McGinnis Meadows
Lessons in AttunementWhat horsemanship can teach us about making sure our clients feel seen, heard, and helped. Read more
How Psychotherapy Lost Its Magick
The Art of Healing in an Age of ScienceStudies show more people pay for the services of advisors claiming special powers than see mental health practitioners. How can mentalists and mediums be... Read more
Burnout Reconsidered
What Supershrinks Can Teach UsJessica, a counselor in her mid-30’s, works at a large, public mental health clinic in a major metropolitan area. Her workday begins early, the alarm... Read more
To move forward, our profession needs a more consistent message about what we have to offer. Read more
Becoming a Supershrink: Three Steps to Professional Excellence
Getting Client Feedback Isn’t Always Easy, But It's a Necessary StepMost therapists, when asked, report checking in routinely for client feedback and knowing when to do so. But research has found this to be far from true. Read more
Improving Therapeutic Effectiveness: Moving Beyond Reliable Performance
How Can We Make Progress in Our Therapeutic Effectiveness?K. Anders Ericsson’s work on deliberate practice and client feedback explains studies showing that most of us grow continually in confidence over the course... Read more
Deliberate Practice: The First Step on the Path to Professional Excellence
One Team Finds that Deliberate Practice is the First Step to Becoming a Superior TherapistHow do the supershrinks do what they do? Are they made or born? Is it a matter of temperament or training? Have they discovered a secret unknown to other... Read more
The Road To Mastery
What’s Missing from this Picture?Therapists usually enter the field because they’re drawn to it and have innate capacities to do the work. But whether they excel depends largely on their... Read more
Supershrinks
What's the Secret of Their Success?Why do some therapists clearly stand out above the rest, consistently getting far better results than most of their colleagues? According to the research, it... Read more
Scott Miller
Scott D. Miller, PhD, is the founder of the International Center for Clinical Excellence an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioral health services. 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. Learn more at scottdmiller.com.