Outcome Measures and Evaluation in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Chris Evans, Jo-anne Carlyle

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2021
• ISBN:
  9781529723403
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Psychology
• Subtopic: Psychotherapy
• Index: Psychology

This book sets in context the role of outcome measurement research - taking you step-by-step through the research process and beyond to consider the wider professional and ethical issues involved. This book will provide you with everything you need to know and more, helping you develop the skills and knowledge you need to become a successful research-informed practitioner. Written for trainees and counselling and psychotherapy practitioners, this book: - Provides you with a brief overview and history of research and measurement in mental health contexts.
- Sets out a framework for understanding the core features of outcome measures and their scope.
- Takes you step-to-step through the process of implementing a SMART outcome evaluation.
- Addresses the benefits and limitations of outcome measures research for the individual client, practitioner and service provider. Packed full of case studies, activities and tools for real-life practice, this book throws a life belt to all counselling and psychotherapy trainees and practitioners looking to make the best start in their research-informed career.Chris Evansis Visiting Professor at the University of UDLA, Ecuador and an Honorary Professor at the University of Roehampton. Jo-anne Carlyleis Director ofPSYCTC.com

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Illustration List
• About the Authors
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: how to read this book
• Part I Outcome measures and evaluation
• 1 An introduction to outcome measures and evaluation
• Part II Outcome measures
• 2 A framework for outcome measurement
• 3 How to judge the quality of an outcome measure
• 4 An overview of outcome and change measures
• 5 Analysing change data from outcome measures
• Part III Evaluation – applying outcome measures in practice
• 6 Planning an outcomes exploration: design and be SMART
• 7 Outcome measurement for individual practitioners
• 8 Service-level change and outcome measurement
• 9 Working with clients and supervisors when using outcome measures
• Part IV Communication and critique
• 10 A ‘snapshot’ review: constructive critique as a core practitioner skill
• References
• Index