ON THE FRONTIER: Frontiers of Psychotherapist Newsletter FEB 2020
Hi Folks on the Frontier,
First, I think you might like this recent podcast interview Scott Miller and I did on Clearly Clinical, Light Up The Couch. Psychotherapy’s Fatal Flaw and How to Fix It, Ep. 80.
Second, we are busy developing a full goodie bag worth of gifts if you pre-order our latest book, Better Results. See below for more details.
And finally, I would learn about you. Drop me an email to tell me about your personal struggle or challenges that you face in your development. I will do my best to reply you in a week.
Now, onward with February's Frontier Newsletter!
THIS MONTH'S NEWSLETTER: 4 THINGS:
1. Our Latest Book
2. The Latest Blogs from Frontiers & Full Circles
2. New Episode from the Frontiers Podcast
3. Good Reads from the Web
PRE-ORDER NOW!
It's hard to believe how long we took to write this densely packed and concise book. The Better Results book, written by Scott Miller, Mark Hubble, and I, is scheduled to be released on May 26, 2020. If you pre-order now, you'd get an exclusive list of things. This is our way of thanking you for your support.
Here's what you need to do after you've pre-ordered:
Email me your pre-order receipt at info@darylchow.com , and in the next few weeks, we will gift to you a bunch of freebies!
A companion workbook with useful infographics
For the first 100 pre-orders, we will give you a free pass to webinars that Scott Miller and I will be doing
Free FIT manuals e-book! (That's right!)
...And much more!
Note: The links to the book are Amazon affiliate links, which means that I get a small kick-back for directing you to the book at Amazon. If you prefer to buy them directly from APA, click here.
FROM MY DESK
Recent Blog Posts:
No More American Idol
The Language of Inner Life
Myths About Myth
You Haven’t Taught Until They Have Learned
The Skills of a Supervisor Is Not the Same as a Therapist
Circle of Development
The following blog posts are from my other site, Full Circles: Reflections on Living
Love’s Near Other: Loss
Note: If you wish to stay updated with Full Circles, don't forget to subscribe for free. It's a different blog site from Frontiers of Psychotherapist Development.
NEW FRONTIERS RADIO PODCAST EPISODE!
Episode #3. The Inevitable in Psychotherapy
"The actual path of a raindrop as it goes down the valley is unpredictable, but the general direction is inevitable."~ Kevin Kelly.
In this episode, I spell out 9 potential forces that will shape our future in the field of psychotherapy. If we are stay on the bleeding edge of not only our professional development, and also have an inkling where our field is going, you'd wanna tune to this episode.
Here are the 9 forces to pay attention to:
1. "We will be wrong."
2. The Inflation of diagnosis
3. There will be new fads
4. The ethics of routine outcome monitoring (ROM)
5. Flesh and machine
6. Practice-based evidence
7. Accountability in professional development activities
8. A movement towards theoretical orientation?
and
9. YOU.
Don't forget to subscribe to Frontiers Radio in the podcast app of choice (Stitcher, Spotify, Apple, etc. I use Downcast. It's much more configurable, but a bit slower on my old iPhone).
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DO YOU HAVE BURNING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS?
We have gotten some questions, and we need more to make the podcast come alive!
Take your mobile device and record a short voice memo containing your questions you like to be answered. Questions can be related to challenges in your professional development or simply about you trying to figure stuff out. Also, tell us your name and where you are from.
Once you are done, email me your voice memo.
It would mean a lot to hear from you. Thanks in advance.
“If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working? ” ~ The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.
NEW CUTTING EDGE ONLINE TRAINING
For the past year, I've been working on building a unique and in-depth workshop called DEEP LEARNER. It's what the name describes. I wanna help professionals like you extend your mind and develop a way to become a deep learner. I'd provide you all the tools, skills and design principles to make this happen.
Big thanks to the first 20 people who dropped me an email to be on the waitlist and get a special discount when it releases in a few month's time.
If you are interested like the others to sign up, drop me an email to be on the waitlist.
UPDATE: We are now scheduled to kick this off on 30th of March 2020!
Thanks!
FROM THE WEB
1. How to Lead Students to Engage in Higher Order Thinking
Asking students a series of essential questions at the start of a course signals that deep engagement is a requirement.
2. Kobe Bryant's new ESPN show 'Detail' will analyze NBA playoffs through intense film study
Kobe Bryant and his daughter's passing sent shockwaves across the world. It hit me personally, given that we are of the same age and my childhood love of basketball.
I'm writing a piece about learning how to view therapy recordings, and I came across a piece about Bryant's way of analysing the moves of other players. Fascinating.
3. Reduce Health Costs By Nurturing The Sickest? A Much-Touted Idea Disappoints
The gist: The 400 patients who received the intensive help were just as likely to return to the hospital as the patients who didn't. In both groups, nearly two-thirds of people were readmitted within 180 days.
We need more Jeffrey Brenners in the world. The initial results might be a let down on an average, global level, but we must still continue to see how we can better serve people on the margins of society, and importantly, preserve the dignity for all.
Coalition CEO Kathleen Noonan considers the entire scheme of things as progress, "even if it's not the progress so many had wanted. "People like stories about success and they like stories about failure. They just love extremes. I'm really hoping that this is a story about complexity — and about courage."
4. The Lesson to Unlearn by Paul Graham
I'm a huge fan of Paul Graham's writing. He runs a seed funding company Y-Combinator. I've been doing an extra amount of research looking at the distinction between an emphasis of Performing vs Learning (this will be featured in the upcoming Deep Learner course).
"The most damaging thing you learned in school wasn't something you learned in any specific class. It was learning to get good grades."
At your service.
Blessings,
Daryl
Daryl Chow, MA. Ph.D. (Psych)
Senior Associate, International Center for Clinical Excellence (ICCE);
Endorsed Counselling Psychologist & Board Approved Supervisor (Aus),
Private Practice at Henry Street Centre, Fremantle, W Australia.
Senior Psychologist (on locum),
Institute of Mental Health, Singapore.
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