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Maximizing Treatment Effectiveness in Clinical Practice: An Outcome-Informed Collaborative Approach

1 CE Hour
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About the Course

Clinicians need easy-to-use, practical, systematic methods of evaluating, informing, and reporting the effectiveness of treatment. Practicing clinicians no longer have to rely on the DSM for treating their clients, but by making use of both outcome and process measures they can create a more collaborative and effective therapy with their clients. The findings from over 40 years of psychotherapy outcome research literature emphasize the importance of common factors as the curative elements central to all forms of therapy regardless of theoretical orientation. Methods discussed here offer practitioners the means to identify which clients are responding to treatment and those for which treatment is not working so that adjustments can be made to the therapy. The goal is to decrease dropout rates, increase levels of customer satisfaction, and document and improve the overall effectiveness of treatment.

COURSE SYLLABUS
I. Introduction
II. Enter the Dodo Bird
III. Enter the Common Factors
IV. Becoming Outcome-Informed

This course is based on the reading online article, Maximizing Treatment Effectiveness in Clinical Practice: An Outcome-Informed Collaborative Approach created by Michael L. Saggese, MA, MSW, LCSW

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: Families in Society (Alliance for Children and Families)
Publication Date: 2005/ Vol. 86, No. 4

Course Material Author

Michael L. Saggese, MA, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor Catholic Community Services

Michael L. Saggese, MA, MSW, LCSW authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp

Target Audience

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek knowledge about treatment effectiveness. It is appropriate for participants with all levels of knowledge about the topic.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 describe research comparing outcomes of different forms of psychotherapy.
  2. 2 identify common factors found to be effective across pscyhotherapeutic approaches.
  3. 3 describe means to identify which clients are responding to treatment and those for which treatment is not working.

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Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$9

Course Details

1 CE Hour
Reading Online
Course 100814

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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