We are pleased to announce that Better Outcomes Now (BON), the true web-based version of the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS), is now fully translated to Japanese. Takashi...
10 Qualities and Actions of Effective Therapists
July 21 2020
While there are many characteristics that could be mentioned, my list of 10 qualities and actions of effective therapists is based on the common factors that account for change (see graphic below),...
Giving Youth a Voice in Therapy
July 02 2020
Giving youth a voice in therapy is given a lot of lip service. But just like privileging clients, when the doors are closed or the teletherapy begins, whose voice is really heard? This is especially...
Are you having accreditation nightmares about client-reported outcome measures? Don’t worry! The Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) and Better Outcomes Now (BON) have your back in...
Why Clients Are the Best Teachers of Psychotherapy
June 15 2020
A lot of recent attention has been paid to “deliberate practice” as a method to improve therapist performance. It is defined as individualized training activities specifically designed, usually by a...
Better Outcomes Now (BON) is excited to announce that not only does the BON web application continue to allow remote administration of the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS)...
COVID-19 has changed how we provide behavioral health services, requiring therapists to limit face-to-face contact with clients and use telehealth methods.
As you are all now acutely and painfully aware, the coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed every aspect of our lives and introduced an ominous sense of uncertainty and fear for our loved ones. It also...
BON est maintenant disponible en français: c'est bon!
March 24 2020
BON Is Now Available in French: It's Good! Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Guylaine Séguin, psychologist at Hôpital Général Juif and Assistant Professor at McGill University, Better Outcomes Now (BON)...
COVID-19 and Behavioral Health Services
March 16 2020
These are troubling times. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) has changed every aspect of our lives—not only disrupting things that we believed to be immutable (e.g., sporting events and travel) but also...