A recently developed approach to help therapists improve, called deliberate practice, has been tested and advanced in current research at the Institute of Mental Health, led by Dr Sam Malins and the TRIPOD team.

There can be large differences between psychological therapists in terms of how helpful they are for their clients. Psychological therapists do not get more effective with time or experience, on average. Deliberate practice uses the same skills applied to improve effectiveness in sports, music, or chess to improve therapy skills. This approach has been enhanced using machine learning, by offering therapists automated feedback on client prognosis using the recordings of their sessions.

The TRIPOD project aimed to develop an automated feedback tool to help monitor and enhance the effectiveness of psychological therapies.

We are inviting members of the public, clinical staff, researchers, and representatives from the healthcare industry to hear how the project progressed and contribute to discussions of where developments may go next.

This event is free, but places are limited, so if you would like to attend, please register via the Institute of Mental Health website.

Wednesday 17^th July 2024

9.30 am and ends at 12.30 pm

Institute of Mental Health, Jubilee Campus, Triumph Road, Nottingham, NG7 2TU

Face to face presentation followed by a networking lunch

Sam Malins and The TRIPOD Team

This project is funded by the NIHR and supported by the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands (ARC EM). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.