Main description:

Through feedback-informed treatment (FIT), clinicians gather real-time input from clients through structured yet flexible measures that identify what is and is not working in therapy and how to better meet clients' needs.

This book coalesces expert insights from practitioners who have successfully integrated FIT in their own work. Their experiences demonstrate how other clinicians can incorporate FIT into their own practices to consistently monitor clients' progress and the therapeutic alliance.

The book first reviews FIT theory, specific measures (including the Outcome Rating Scale and the Session Rating Scale), and general strategies for implementing FIT in practice and supervision. This information is then translated into more specific applications of FIT with different kinds of clients, including individuals, couples, children and families, LGBTQ clients, and clients suffering from addiction and early onset psychotic disorders. A variety of treatment settings are also represented, such as private practice, clinics, group therapy, the criminal justice system, and pharmacies.

The concluding chapter ties together the book's overarching themes with friendly, practical advice about using FIT to bolster professional development and improve one's clinical abilities.

Contents:

Contributors
Introduction
I. Feedback-Informed Treatment Theories and General Practice
1. Feedback-Informed Treatment: Historical and Empirical Foundations
2. Feedback-Informed Treatment: An Overview of the Basics and Core Competencies
3. Using Client Feedback to Inform Treatment
4. Achieving Excellence Through Feedback-Informed Supervision
5. Implementing Feedback-Informed Treatment: Challenges and Solutions
II. Feedback-Informed Treatment in Specific Settings
6. Feedback-Informed Treatment in a Private Practice Setting: Personal Advice and Professional Experience
7. Feedback-Informed Group Treatment: Application of the OQ-45 and Group Questionnaire
8. Feedback-Informed Treatment in Agency and Clinic Settings
9. Feedback-Informed Treatment in an Agency Serving Children, Youth, and Families
10. Feedback-Informed Treatment With Couples
11. Feedback-Informed Treatment in an Addiction Treatment Agency
12. Feedback-Informed Treatment With LGBTQ Clients: Social Justice and Evidence-Based Practice
13. Feedback-Informed Treatment With Clients in the Criminal Justice System: The Time Is Now
14. Feedback-Informed Treatment for Adolescents and Young Adults With Early-Onset Psychotic Disorders: Developmentally Appropriate Mental Health Services and the Need for Relevant Outcome Measures
15. Facilitating the Therapeutic Alliance Between Pharmacists and Patients to Improve Medication Adherence
III. Professional Development in the Pursuit of Excellence
16. The Practice and the Practical: Pushing Your Clinical Performance to the Next Level
Index
About the Editors