The Fishman Report

05/09/2023

A new blog up for ✍️The Fishman Report. Please note it deals with sensitive subject matter that may be triggering so please aware of that before reading. It's a grappling question - what is treatable versus a terminal condition - any views and comments welcome. H. Charles Fishman, MD
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Greetings, in this opinion piece I cover a recent referendum which has experts around the world divided. It deals with topic matter that may be triggering around euthanasia so please aware of that before reading. It's a grappling question - what is  treatable versus terminal condition?

29/03/2023

My latest blog is now live. In this instalment of The Fishman Report I examine Clinical Supervision and put it to the acid test. You'll also find a discount code for my book - Performance-Based Family Therapy. https://mailchi.mp/fb75b447b9a1/drafttemplate-fishmanreport-9313462

15/02/2023

This ground-breaking book from H. Charles Fishman, M.D. uniquely incorporates and develops results-based accountability (RBA) into the framework of structural family therapy. Relevant and practical, the book is essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of family therapy, course leaders, and all clinicians in professional contexts, such as social workers, psychotherapists, and marriage, couple, and family therapists.
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In this groundbreaking book, Charles Fishman uniquely incorporates and develops results-based accountability (RBA) into the framework of structural family therapy. Collaborating with the founder of RBA, Mark Friedman, this approach aims to transform the field of family therapy by allowing clinicians...

30/10/2022

My contribution to the Perspectives column of Family Therapy magazine from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. The magazine's readers are generally MFT clinicians at the postgraduate level and mental health professionals.
‣ In summary I conclude "We can return family therapy to its rightful place as the gold standard treatment to mitigate suffering in families long into the 21st century. The IST-RBA model provides this straightforward methodology to determine whether anybody is better off. Let’s move the needle—go beyond process and let your outcomes shine the light."
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https://ftm.aamft.org/performance-based-family-therapy-is-anybody-better-off/

I was a young psychiatry resident at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School; after two years, I could be seen fleeing from the many different models and innovators, including Professor Aaron Beck, founder of Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT).

26/09/2022

My latest newsletter is out now for you to read. It's about Becoming a Local Clinical Scientist – and the fit of Results-Based Accountability™ (RBA). You'll also find details on how to order my new book, Performance-based Family Therapy - https://mailchi.mp/6e2835d6ac6b/drafttemplate-fishmanreport-9181638

04/08/2022

My latest newsletter is out now. In it you can read some excerpts from my new book Performance-Based Family Therapy, and get a link to purchase it with a discount code. Read more here:
https://mailchi.mp/588923bd78d3/drafttemplate-fishmanreport-9154898

21/04/2021

Greetings. I'm excited to be in the process of publishing a book for family therapists. I've written many books for family therapists over the decades and look forward to sharing with you further developments.
Charles Fishman, MD