Phil HarrisJun 23, 20211 minHow to Hallucinate (Without Drugs)I felt I could reach through the screen to get to another place. Lasers became entire fans of light sweeping around, and then it felt as...
Phil HarrisJul 1, 20201 minWhat is Treatment?Historically we have always been very fixated on modality-or type of therapy- and have always assumed that this is responsible for...
Phil HarrisFeb 12, 20201 minWrong Matters More Than Right in HelpingIn training and lectures on treatment outcomes I often suggest that doing the wrong thing in sessions with clients has a bigger impact on...
Phil HarrisDec 12, 20191 minDHI: The Vision ProjectThroughout 2019, Developing Health & Independence (DHI), have been marking their 20th anniversary as a charity by looking to the future....
Phil HarrisNov 4, 20193 minThink You Know Better? Here is Your ChanceIt never ceases to surprise me in training and lectures when sharing well thought through, systematic, peer reviewed research findings...
Phil HarrisMar 20, 20191 minThe Role of Emotional Expression in Treatment OutcomesI discuss the role of emotions in change and treatment outcomes. Particularly the importance of naming emotions in the here and now in...
Phil HarrisJan 24, 20192 minHave I Told You About My Self-Disclosure?I get asked about the issue of self-disclosure a lot in training. It is one of those difficult grey areas where people are never sure of...
Phil HarrisDec 13, 20181 minRuptures in the Alliance MatterAnyone who has heard me speak on treatment outcomes will know of my proclivity to stress the importance of alliance in treatment...
Phil HarrisOct 15, 20181 minA Revolution in Diagnosis of Mental Illness?In lectures and training in mental health I stress how current psychiatric diagnosis is really a short-hand for the presenting signs and...
Phil HarrisOct 8, 20182 minSocial Constructionism Exposed as Drivel-Yet AgainWhenever someone starts to quote post-modernism / social construction theory to me, I point them in the direction of Alan Sokal. In the...
Phil HarrisMay 9, 20182 minEcho Chambers of the MindI often explore challenging research findings that questions some core assumptions about human development and treatment processes. I...
Phil HarrisMay 9, 20181 minThe Counselor Matters The Most In Drug Treatment: A Classic RevisitedMcLellen et al 1985 research study on the power of the alliance in the treatment of clients of methadone scripts changed my view of drug...
Phil HarrisJan 2, 20182 minWe Have Got the Brain All Wrong Say Physicists!New types of experiments call activity of hundreds of labs and thousands of scientific studies in neuroscience into question, and could...
Phil HarrisNov 27, 20171 minAddiction Recovery Special: Professor William WhiteI have been meaning to include the expansive and state-of the art research from Professor William White for some time now. Whilst his...
Phil HarrisAug 18, 20171 minBeyond NudgeNudge theory, a short hand for behavioral economics, has become increasingly popular in terms of understanding how to shape positive...
Phil HarrisJul 27, 20171 minFeedback is Not Enough (Revisited)I recently posted a short piece on real time feedback. This research suggested that gathering feedback was not enough to improve a...
Phil HarrisJul 26, 20171 minBeyond Feedback: How to Maximize Outcomes Through Reflective PracticeI was a very early adopter of real time feedback measures with clients. These tools measure the client response to treatment in each...
Phil HarrisJun 7, 20171 minSpurious ConnectionsA recent conversation with a colleague reminded me of this great website that reminds us of the first law of research. Correlation is...
Phil HarrisMay 17, 20171 minPrescribed MoralityDrugs have a wide range of side effects. However, one side effect that is rarely discussed and little known is the effect drugs can have...
Phil HarrisApr 28, 20171 minProf David Orlinsky on Addiction Research and Treatment OutcomesI am a huge fan of Prof David Orlinsky's work. He has conducted extensive research on treatment processes and outcomes and his work on...