Clinical Supervision Spotlights II: Feedback-Informed Treatment

"Using Client Input to Guide Clinical Practice and Enhance Therapeutic Outcomes"

DESCRIPTION: 

Current approaches to psychotherapy tend to emphasize the importance of modality or technique in achieving desired client outcomes. Mental health practitioners are typically concerned with "what" to do in order to support their clients in achieving their therapeutic goals. This view is supported by clinical supervisors who often over-focus on strengthening clinician skills through listening to narrative self-reporting by the practitioner, followed by offering counsel or guidance as the key to improving client outcomes.

The research on client outcomes tells a different story, though. Indeed, reaching consistent and robust client outcomes is more a function of "how" the mental health practitioner interacts with the client rather than what types of skills or interventions are used. For instance, the research on common factors that lead to significant change across all behavioral health modalities indicates that relational factors between the practitioner and client have an average impact of about 30%, whereas clinician modality or technique only accounts for about 15% of the change - the same amount of change accounted for by hope, expectancy, and other placebo-like variables. The greatest amount of change, at about 40%, is attributed to factors occurring in the client's life outside of the therapeutic relationship.

This is where Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT) and Deliberate Practice (DP) can be helpful. FIT is an evidence-based approach to evaluating and improving the quality and effectiveness of the therapeutic relationship developed by psychologist Scott D. Miller, PhD. FIT tracks both the overall results of the therapeutic work across sessions along with the quality of the therapeutic relationship within each session so that modifications can be made early and more easily. Deliberate Practice is an approach to skill mastery that relies on practicing at the edge of one's ability using regular and active feedback spaced across time to achieve mastery. Used together, they help practitioners, managers, and supervisors better tailor services to fit the needs of clients and thus improve their therapeutic outcomes. Registration for this course is complimentary and open to all mental health practitioners.

NOTE: This mini-course meets the Colorado State Board of LPC Examiners requirement for continuing professional development (CPD) of current LPC supervisors; It does NOT meet training requirements for the Approved Clinical Supervisor™ (ACS), Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS), or Licensed Addiction Counselor (LAC) credentials; Licensure candidates and licensed practitioners from other mental health disciplines are welcome to attend, both in or out of Colorado; To learn more about our Clinical Supervision classes for the CAS/LAC, click HERE; To learn more about our Clinical Supervision training series for the ACS, click HERE.

• DATE: June 22, 2026 (Monday).
• TIME: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Mountain Time.
• BREAKS: 2:30-2:45 pm.
• CE CONTACT HOURS: 3.0 Contact Hours.
• CE APPROVALS: DORA, NAADAC, NBCC; Meets Colorado State Board of LPC Examiners continuing professional development (CPD) requirement for current LPC supervisors; Does NOT meet training requirements for initial LPC clinical supervision training, or the training requirements for ACS, CAS, or LAC credentials.
• RECOMMENDED TEXT: Participants may find it helpful to read the book, Feedback-Informed Treatment in Clinical Practice, edited by key figures in FIT and DP, David Prescott, Cynthia Maeschalck, and Scott Miller, available HERE.
• PREREQUISITE(S): None; Designed to meet Colorado LPC continuing professional development (CPD) requirement for current LPC supervisors; Open to all mental health professionals.
• PAYMENT PLAN: Not Applicable (Complimentary Registration).
• DISCOUNTS: Groups of 3+ = Save an Additional 10%; Military/Veterans = Save an Additional 15%; Graduate Students = Save an Additional 20%; BBIPOC/LGBTQIA+/Social Justice Rate = Save an Additional 25%; Noeticus Staff/Former Staff = Save an Additional 30% (Only One Category Available; Discount Provided Automatically at Check-Out).