Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Podcast Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Psychotherapy Results with Dr. Scott Miller
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Jul 7, 2023 Dr. Scott Miller discusses deliberate practice in psychotherapy, emphasizing stepping out of comfort zones for improvement. The conversation explores mindset impact, measuring clinician deficits, predicting therapist effectiveness, and shaping therapists' dynamics. Highlights include therapist improvement studies, importance of feedback, and debunking EMDR superiority in trauma therapy.
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Brief Therapy Research
- Dr. Miller recounts his early work with brief psychotherapy in Milwaukee.
- Initial research showed its effectiveness but not superiority to other methods, leading to a pivotal moment of reflection.
Choosing Intellectual Honesty
- Dr. Miller's team prioritized intellectual honesty over clinging to potentially inaccurate assumptions.
- They chose to question their methods instead of ignoring contradictory evidence.
Super Performers
- Certain therapists consistently achieve better outcomes, regardless of client or problem.
- This observation led Dr. Miller to investigate what sets these "super performers" apart.