Three Surprising Facts About Psychotherapy You and Your Doctors Need to Know
This is for those who are thinking about seeking help. Maybe you are wondering, unsure of who to go to and what to look out for. Or maybe you just need a reason to give...
The Tension of Opposites: Clinical Intuition vs. Clinical Data (Part 2 of 2, The Rate & Predict Exercise)
In the previous post, I advocated the marriage of our clinical intuition and the use of outcome informed data. Do not let me convince you. Let your experience convince. Put it to the test....
The Tension of Opposites: Clinical Intuition vs. Clinical Data (part 1 of 2)
There are those who embrace routine outcome monitoring (ROM), and those who shy away from it like the plague. On one side of the fence, skeptical practitioners point their crucifix against the use of...
Three Types of Knowledge, and Why This Matters in Psychotherapy
Information does not equal to transformation. When I was in secondary school, I had a good friend who seemed to morph every time we return from our month-long school holidays. For the rest of...
The Pursuit of Excellence is Not the Pursuit of Perfection
The pursuit of getting better at our craft in therapy requires us to make fine distinctions. One of them is to make the distinction between the pursuit of excellence vs. the pursuit of perfection.
Productivity for Therapists: The Top 5 What-Not-To-Dos (Part 2 of 2)
In the previous post, I talked about the pit-falls of engaging in the “Blame-Game” and getting mixed up with being busy and being productive. We continue the final count-down of “What-Not-To-Do” if we want...
Productivity for Therapists: The Top 5 What-Not-To-Dos (Part 1 of 2)
Just do a google search, and you’d soon be inundated with many blogs and self-help books that specifically addresses the issue of raising productivity. Many of them provide useful to-do suggestions.
What Psychotherapists Want
If we were to pool together about a 1000 clinicians and ask them what were the topics relating to professional development that were of most interest to them, wanna make a guess what they would...
The Scandal of Clinical Supervision: How to Resolve It (Part 2 of 2)
In the previous post, I described the 3 common pitfalls of clinical supervision, which are “theory-talk”, “pat-on-the-back”, and the lack of monitoring progress.
The Scandal of Clinical Supervision: Here’s the Shocker (Part 1 of 2)
Like most psychotherapists, you are likely to regard clinical supervision as highly integral to your professional development.1I cannot imagine not having someone to turn to for case consultations and guidance, especially when I’m...
Why Our Self-Assessment Might be a Delusion of Reality
Why do therapists with higher self-perception of healing involvement (HI) in their work are more likely to be performing poorer than their peers with low HI self-ratings? We can speculate a few explanations.
Clinical Practice vs. Deliberate Practice: Why Your Years of Experience Doesn’t Get You Better
It is crucial to make a distinction between work, and work that targets at getting us better at what we do. Therapists often confused that they worked hard to improve at their craft when they find themselves experiencing “flow” states during sessions. Professionals who values their craft are more likely to have the notion that you need to continuously hone in on your skills. Besides acquiring new skills, skills maintenance is critical, if not, more important. This applies not just for athletes, musicians, and other pros, but also for psychotherapists.
The Most Important Weekly Appointment: The “MMI” Meetings
Here’s How:
In you weekly planner, schedule at least one hour of the week called “MMI” Meeting (Me-Myself-&-I). You don’t have to explain to others what this stand for. If it helps (and if you can), get away your usual office space (“where are you going,” asks the inqusitive colleague. You reply, “I got a meeting to attend.”).
How to Calculate Your Effectiveness
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Know Your Baseline
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Therapy Learnings: A Memorable Practice
Here’s How:
At the end of every typical work week, look at your work calendar to recall all of the clients that you’ve met. Pick one of the cases that strike you the most in that week. Write down one thing that you want to remember about your experience.
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