Feedback-Informed Treatment in Clinical Practice

David S. Prescott, LICSW, has worked in human services for 32 years. Devoted to building healthy lives and safe communities, he has produced 14 book projects and numerous articles and chapters in the areas of assessing and treating sexual violence and trauma. Mr. Prescott is a current fellow and past president of the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers, the largest professional organization of its kind in the world. He is also the 2014 recipient of that organization's Distinguished Contribution award, one of only a handful of recipients. Previously, he received the Bright Lights award from the National Adolescent Perpetration Network in 2007. He is a certified trainer for the International Center for Clinical Excellence and a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. He has lectured around the world, including repeatedly in Australia, Japan, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Romania, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He serves and has served on the editorial boards of three scholarly journals, Motivational Interviewing: Training, Research, Implementation, and Practice the Journal of Sexual Aggression and Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. Mr. Prescott is also co-editor of the NEARI News, which is read by thousands of professionals each month.

Cynthia L. Maeschalck, MA, CCC, has more than three decades of experience working as a counsellor, clinical supervisor, and manager in mental health and addiction services. She has used feedback-informed treatment (FIT) in her practice and has been training clinicians in the use of FIT since 2005. Currently, she is the community manager and director of professional development for the International Center for Clinical Excellence (ICCE) and has been a senior associate, certified FIT trainer, and faculty member with the ICCE since its inception. As such, she is dedicated to assisting clinicians, supervisors, and agencies around the world to effectively implement FIT into practice. She provides consultation and training on FIT and has developed online courses, produced webinars, and assisted in the development and delivery of intensive training workshops on various aspects of FIT. Ms. Maeschalck also helped to develop the ICCE FIT Core Competencies, is coauthor of three of the six ICCE FIT manuals, and has written several articles about FIT.

Scott D. Miller, PhD, is the founder 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 conducts workshops and training in the United States and abroad, helping hundreds of agencies and organizations, both public and private, to achieve superior results. He is the author of many books and articles and one of a handful of amp "invited faculty" whose work, thinking, and research are featured at the prestigious Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference. He also developed the two scales and interpretive algorithms that make up the Partners for Change Outcome Management system that is helping practitioners, administrators, and policymakers to bring about effective change in service delivery around the globe.