Tracking mental health outcomes : a therapist's guide to measuring client progress, analyzing data, and improving your pratice / Donald E. Wiger, Kenneth B. Solberg.
xiii, 285 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 computer disk (3 1/2 in.).
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236).
Contents
Defining mental health outcomes. Introduction and historical overview of outcome research and assessment -- The need for outcome assessment -- Individual and normative approaches to outcome assessment -- Individualized outcome assessment. Measuring and quantifying ongoing behaviors -- Assessing outcome through the DSM-IV interview and intake information -- Assessing outcome using the treatment plan -- Assessing outcome using progress notes and ongoing charting -- Normative outcome assessment. Defining clinically significant change -- Normative data and examples for four common outcome measures -- Selecting standardized outcome measures -- Collecting and analyzing normative outcome data -- Integrating individual and normative outcome measures.
System Details
System requirements for accompanying disk: IBM PC or compatible computer; 3.5-inch floppy disk drive; Windows 95 or later; Microsoft Word for Windows version 7.0 (including the Microsoft converter) or later.
