Faculty

Rick Landis

PhD
Executive Editor
Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Richard Landis, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and author. He is the Executive Editor for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Clinical Director for the Ericksonian Integrative Medicine Institute of Orange and the Director of Training for the Southern California Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. He is board certified in traumatology, and holds diplomate status in the areas of integrated medicine, behavioral medicine, and psychopharmacology. Dr. Landis is the past Senior Program Reviewer and Audit Chairman for Committee Education for the California Psychological Association Accrediting Agency and past Continuing Education Committee Chairperson for Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. He was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

2024 Sessions

Process-Based Therapy as a Model of Evidence-Based Work - Part I

For decades, evidence-based therapies have been tested in randomized controlled trials for specific psychiatric syndromes that were assumed to represent expressions of latent diseases. Although the best of these protocols were more effective as compared to control conditions, further advancement in efficacy and dissemination has been slow. In this talk I will explain why process-based therapy (PBT) will soon the dominant perspective on evidence-based psychological interventions and why this change will open up a number of opportunities to bring together traditions, and researcher and providers. I will explain why evidence-based therapy also has no scientifically legitimate alternative other than a fairly radical turn in the direction of analyses that are based on the individual first and nomothetic principles second – what PBT advocates are calling an “idionomic” approach. I will show how these methods will help practitioners tailor interventions to target the particular processes of change needed by a given individual -- if effect finally providing an idiographic and clinically useful alternative to the DSM.

Moderator

Presenter

Thursday, December 15 9:45–10:45 AM
Room Osceola CD
Faculty

Rick Landis

PhD
Executive Editor
Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Richard Landis, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and author. He is the Executive Editor for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Clinical Director for the Ericksonian Integrative Medicine Institute of Orange and the Director of Training for the Southern California Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. He is board certified in traumatology, and holds diplomate status in the areas of integrated medicine, behavioral medicine, and psychopharmacology. Dr. Landis is the past Senior Program Reviewer and Audit Chairman for Committee Education for the California Psychological Association Accrediting Agency and past Continuing Education Committee Chairperson for Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. He was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

Faculty

Steven Hayes

PhD
Foundation Professor of Psychology Emeritus
University of Nevada, Reno

Steven C. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Nevada and President of the Institute for Better Health, a 45-year-old charitable organization that promotes quality in mental and behavioral health services. An author of 48 books and over 700 scientific articles, he is especially known for his work on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), one of the most widely used and researched psychological interventions of the past 20 years.

Dr. Hayes has received several national awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy and the Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science—their lifetime achievement award for applied psychology. His popular book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life was, for a time, the best-selling self-help book in the United States, and his book A Liberated Mind explains why psychological flexibility helps us navigate the world. Methods he has developed are distributed worldwide by the World Health Organization and other major agencies. His TEDx talks and blogs have been viewed or read by over three and a half million people, and he is ranked among the most cited psychologists in the world.

How to Form a Process-Based Case Conceptualization and to Begin Process-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy work - Part II

The present demonstration shows how the Process Based Assessment Tool (PBAT) can be used clinically to conduct empirical case conceptualization, using an "idionomic" statistical approach. A volunteer will describe their situation, which will then be described as a dynamic network based on these methods. The brief therapeutic session will be then conducted based on the model.<br>

Moderator

Presenter

Thursday, December 15 11:00–12:00 PM
Room Osceola CD
Clinical Demo
Faculty

Rick Landis

PhD
Executive Editor
Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Richard Landis, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and author. He is the Executive Editor for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Clinical Director for the Ericksonian Integrative Medicine Institute of Orange and the Director of Training for the Southern California Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. He is board certified in traumatology, and holds diplomate status in the areas of integrated medicine, behavioral medicine, and psychopharmacology. Dr. Landis is the past Senior Program Reviewer and Audit Chairman for Committee Education for the California Psychological Association Accrediting Agency and past Continuing Education Committee Chairperson for Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. He was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

Faculty

Steven Hayes

PhD
Foundation Professor of Psychology Emeritus
University of Nevada, Reno

Steven C. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology Emeritus at the University of Nevada and President of the Institute for Better Health, a 45-year-old charitable organization that promotes quality in mental and behavioral health services. An author of 48 books and over 700 scientific articles, he is especially known for his work on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), one of the most widely used and researched psychological interventions of the past 20 years.

Dr. Hayes has received several national awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy and the Cattell Award from the Association for Psychological Science—their lifetime achievement award for applied psychology. His popular book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life was, for a time, the best-selling self-help book in the United States, and his book A Liberated Mind explains why psychological flexibility helps us navigate the world. Methods he has developed are distributed worldwide by the World Health Organization and other major agencies. His TEDx talks and blogs have been viewed or read by over three and a half million people, and he is ranked among the most cited psychologists in the world.

Feedback-Informed Treatment - Part I

It’s not a pretty picture. Available evidence indicates that the effectiveness of psychotherapy has not improved despite 100 years of theorizing and research. What would help? Not learning a new model of therapy or the “latest” so-called “evidence-based” treatment approach. And no, not attending another CEU event or sorting through that stack of research journals by your desk. A simple, valid, and reliable alternative exists for maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of treatment based on using ongoing feedback to empirically tailor services to the individual client needs and characteristics. Research from multiple randomized clinical trials documents that this simple, transtheoretical approach as much as doubles the effectiveness of treatment while simultaneously reducing costs, drop-out rates and deterioration.

Moderator

Presenter

Friday, December 16 9:45–10:45 AM
Room Osceola A
Faculty

Rick Landis

PhD
Executive Editor
Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Richard Landis, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and author. He is the Executive Editor for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Clinical Director for the Ericksonian Integrative Medicine Institute of Orange and the Director of Training for the Southern California Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. He is board certified in traumatology, and holds diplomate status in the areas of integrated medicine, behavioral medicine, and psychopharmacology. Dr. Landis is the past Senior Program Reviewer and Audit Chairman for Committee Education for the California Psychological Association Accrediting Agency and past Continuing Education Committee Chairperson for Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. He was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

Faculty

Scott Miller

PhD
Founder
International Center for Clinical Excellence

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D., is the Director of the International Center for Clinical Excellence -- an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioral health services. Dr. Miller is the author of scores of research articles and 15 books, including the most recent Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness (APA, 2020) and The Field Guide to Better Results: Evidence-based Exercises to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness (APA, 2023). He conducts workshops and training in the United States and abroad, helping hundreds of agencies and organizations, both public and private, to achieve superior results. His engaging presentation style, and command of the research literature, consistently inspires practitioners, administrators, and policy makers to make effective changes in service delivery.

Feedback-Informed Treatment - Part II

It’s not a pretty picture. Available evidence indicates that the effectiveness of psychotherapy has not improved despite 100 years of theorizing and research. What would help? Not learning a new model of therapy or the “latest” so-called “evidence-based” treatment approach. And no, not attending another CEU event or sorting through that stack of research journals by your desk. A simple, valid, and reliable alternative exists for maximizing the effectiveness and efficiency of treatment based on using ongoing feedback to empirically tailor services to the individual client needs and characteristics. Research from multiple randomized clinical trials documents that this simple, transtheoretical approach as much as doubles the effectiveness of treatment while simultaneously reducing costs, drop-out rates and deterioration.

Co-Presenter

Moderator

Presenter

Friday, December 16 11:00–12:00 PM
Room Osceola A
Clinical Demo
Faculty

Bob Bertilino

PhD
Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling
Maryville University

Bob Bertolino, Ph.D., is Professor of Rehabilitation Counseling at Maryville University and Sr. Clinical Advisor at Youth In Need, Inc. in Missouri. He has taught over 600 workshops throughout the United States and 11 countries and authored or co-authored 15 books including Effective Counseling and Psychotherapy: An Evidence-Based Approach, The Therapist’s Notebook on Positive Psychology: Activities, Exercises, and Handouts, and the forthcoming, The Therapist’s Notebook for Supervision and Training: Activities and Exercises to Improve Effectiveness. Bob is both a licensed marital and family therapist and professional counselor in the state of Missouri, a National Certified Counselor, a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and a Clinical Fellow with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.

Faculty

Rick Landis

PhD
Executive Editor
Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter

Richard Landis, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and author. He is the Executive Editor for the Milton H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter, Clinical Director for the Ericksonian Integrative Medicine Institute of Orange and the Director of Training for the Southern California Society for Ericksonian Psychotherapy and Hypnosis. He is board certified in traumatology, and holds diplomate status in the areas of integrated medicine, behavioral medicine, and psychopharmacology. Dr. Landis is the past Senior Program Reviewer and Audit Chairman for Committee Education for the California Psychological Association Accrediting Agency and past Continuing Education Committee Chairperson for Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. He was also the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation.

Faculty

Scott Miller

PhD
Founder
International Center for Clinical Excellence

Scott D. Miller, Ph.D., is the Director of the International Center for Clinical Excellence -- an international consortium of clinicians, researchers, and educators dedicated to promoting excellence in behavioral health services. Dr. Miller is the author of scores of research articles and 15 books, including the most recent Better Results: Using Deliberate Practice to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness (APA, 2020) and The Field Guide to Better Results: Evidence-based Exercises to Improve Therapeutic Effectiveness (APA, 2023). He conducts workshops and training in the United States and abroad, helping hundreds of agencies and organizations, both public and private, to achieve superior results. His engaging presentation style, and command of the research literature, consistently inspires practitioners, administrators, and policy makers to make effective changes in service delivery.

Back to top