Tag: Therapists
Ethics and Effectiveness in the Age of Social Distancing
At a time when the need for your help is greater than ever, and you are already dealing with all the adjustments in your own life, the demand to switch to a phone or web based therapy setting can feel overwhelming. Dedicated FIT practitioners everywhere are questioning how to safely and responsibly work with clients, now […]
How do we achieve excellence as therapists?
The 2017 Advanced FIT Intensive Training will be held in Chicago, Illinois (USA) from March 9th – March 11th 2017. If you’ve read the books, completed FIT eLearning, watched the FIT Webinar series or attended a one or two day introductory workshop and want to delve deeper in your understanding and use of the principles […]
Measuring Evidence Based Outcomes: What’s in it for Therapists? (Part 1)
The overwhelming consensus among industry leaders is that tracking, measuring, and reporting psychotherapy outcomes will be the norm, and even standardized, in the future. The health and wellness industry is all about results. Medical patients now routinely ask about the track records and success rates of those treating them and, over time, the clients of […]
Therapists Don’t Learn from Feedback?
A clinic director recently sent in the following question: “These measures claim to improve therapist skills, yet there has been a recent study showing that therapists did not learn from the feedback on the two measures (ORS and SRS) and did not improve their skills.
Marketing Tips for Therapists #10
Building a Community Referral Network Effective marketing today is about building relationships and engaging communities. It’s about telling stories people want to hear, adding value through information sharing, and participating in open and honest conversations that motivate and energize people. Marketing in today’s economy are driven by conversations at a grassroots level and you can […]
Becoming an Evidence Based Agency ASAP: One Size Can Fit All
A Heart and Soul of Change Project One-day Workshop May 16, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida Two messages from funders are clear: If you want reimbursement for services, you'd better use evidence based practices (EBP). As much as implementing EBPs is a worthwhile endeavor, the reality on the ground is that the feasibility of […]
Therapist Marketing Tip #9: Creating Referrals for Therapists Who Work with Children
It has been my observation that therapists who work with children grow their caseloads faster and receive more referrals. Why would that be? School Systems It seems it is much easier to find the younger clients because of the school systems. Once you establish a relationship with a couple of schools the referrals consistently come […]
