John C. Norcross

Keynote Speech

“Psychotherapy Relationships and Responsiveness That Work”

Description

Clinical experience and controlled research consistently demonstrate that the therapy relationship and patient fit account for more outcome than the particular treatment method. This keynote will review the meta-analytic research and clinical practices compiled by an interdivisional American Psychological Assoc task force on (1) effective elements of the psychotherapy relationship and (2) effective transdiagnostic methods of personalizing therapy to the individual patient. Discover how research and practice converge in relational responsiveness that demonstrably improves treatment success.

Short Bio

An award winning, internationally recognized expert on behavior change and psychotherapy, John C. Norcross, Ph.D., ABPP, is Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology at the University of Scranton, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Medical University, and a board-certified clinical psychologist. Author of more than 400 scholarly publications, Dr. Norcross has co-written or edited 22 books, most of them in multiple editions. These include the 5-volume APA Handbook of Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy Relationships that Work, Personalizing Psychotherapy, Handbook of Psychotherapy Integration, Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practice in Behavioral Health, Leaving It at the Office: Psychotherapist Self-Care, the Insider’s Guide to Graduate Programs in Clinical & Counseling Psychology, and Systems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis, now in its 9th edition. He also published the acclaimed self-help books, Changeology and Changing for Good (with Prochaska & DiClemente). Dr. Norcross maintained a part-time practice of clinical psychology for 35 years, but now restricts himself to training and supervision.