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Oct 2016
43m 29s

002: T = Testing — A Boring Topic with E...

David Burns, MD
About this episode

In this podcast, Dr. David Burns describes the “Testing” part of the T.E.A.M. model. Topics include:

  • The shocking results of a study of therapist accuracy at Stanford
  • Why therapists who don’t test usually get it wrong
  • How session-by-session testing can revolutionize your practice
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