Improving the Effects of Psychotherapy: The Use of Early Identification of Treatment Failure and Problem-Solving Strategies in Routine Practice.

Whipple, Jason L.; Lambert, Michael J.; Vermeersch, David A.; Smart, David W.; Nielsen, Stevan L.; Hawkins, Eric J.

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ERIC Number: EJ660536

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2003

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Improving the Effects of Psychotherapy: The Use of Early Identification of Treatment Failure and Problem-Solving Strategies in Routine Practice.

Whipple, Jason L.; Lambert, Michael J.; Vermeersch, David A.; Smart, David W.; Nielsen, Stevan L.; Hawkins, Eric J.

Journal of Counseling Psychology, v50 n1 p59-68 Jan 2003

Examines whether feedback regarding client progress and the use of clinical support tools (CSTs) affected client outcome and number of sessions attended. Results showed that clients in the feedback plus CST group stayed in therapy longer and had superior outcomes. Nearly twice as many clients in the feedback plus CST group achieved clinically significant or reliable change. (Contains 46 references and 2 tables.) (GCP)

Descriptors: Counseling Effectiveness, Counseling Techniques, Early Identification, Feedback, Outcomes of Treatment, Problem Solving, Psychotherapy

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Language: English

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