Michael J. Lambert, Ph D

Michael J. Lambert, Ph D is a professor and holds an Endowed Chair in Psychology at Brigham Young University. His teaching includes classes in psychotherapy, psychotherapy supervision and clinical research methods. He has been in private practice as a psychotherapist throughout his career.  His research spans 30 years and has emphasized psychotherapy outcome, process and the measurement of change. He has edited, authored, or co-authored 9 academic research based books, and 40 book chapters, while publishing over 150 scientific articles on treatment outcomes. He is the co-author of the Outcome Questionniare, a measure of treatment effects that is growing in popularity.  He has given over 200 presentations across the world, many of them invited addresses.

Dr. Lambert received the Brigham Young University's highest honor for faculty research, the Maeser Award, in recognition of his cumulative research accomplishments.  He was the recipient of the Distinguished Psychologist Award from Division 29 (psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association, and the Academic Excellence Award from the Utah Psychological Association.  In 2003 he was the recipient of the Distinguished Career Research award by The Society of Psychotherapy Research for his lifetime contributions to professional practice.  He recently completed a 5-year appointment as Associate Editor of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, making editorial decisions on 100 manuscripts per year.   In 2004, he edited Bergin and Garfield’s Handbook of Psychotherapy and Behavior Change, the most authoritative summary of the effects of psychological treatments.

His current program of research focuses on reducing treatment failure and non response through the use of advanced statistical methods and computer applications.  In 2003 PacifiCare Behavioral Health honored 100 therapists with a cash award of $1000.  The Michael Lambert Award for Excellense in Practice Award recipients were identified based on their patient's exceptional outcomes.  Such as award demonstrates that patient treatment outcomes can be routinely measured and that unusually effective providers can be identified and reinforced for their excellence.

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