Lunch and Learn: Feedback Informed Therapy with Culturally Familiar Clients

Feedback Informed Therapy with Culturally Familiar Clients

Marty Erickson, Phd, LMFT

Bio: Marty received his PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy from Iowa State University (`04), MS in MFT from Purdue Calumet (`98), and BS in Psychology from BYU (`94). He is the owner of Progressive Paths Therapy and is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in Utah. Marty works with individuals, couples, and families, and does group therapy. He is one of the Past Presidents of MMHA.

Description: Provide an introduction to Feedback Informed Therapy and Deliberate Practice from the work of: Scott Miller, PhD; Tony Rousmaniere, PsyD; and Rick Miller, PhD. Provide ethical and clinical exploration of the unique ethical and therapeutic relationship challenges when therapist and client have very similar cultural backgrounds, especially in light of membership or background in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Presentation learning objectives: Learn the basic tenets of Feedback Informed Therapy from a few different perspectives and bodies of research Explore unique challenges in FIT when clients and therapist have very similar backgrounds Explore clinical and ethical concerns and obligations when using FIT when clients and therapist have very similar backgrounds