PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE IN PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES

By Q. ELSAN

CONTENTS SECTION I: EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE THE CURRENT VIEW OF EVIDENCE AND EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE BUILDING A RIGOROUS AND RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR THE PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES SECTION II: METHODOLOGICAL PLURALISM FOR INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS SCIENTI?C, PRACTICAL AND PERSONAL DECISIONS IN SELECTING QUALITATIVE METHODS THEORY-BUILDING CASE STUDIES AS PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE SINGLE CASE QUANTITATIVE METHODS FOR PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE SECTION III: MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES OUTCOME QUESTIONNAIRE SYSTEM (THE OQ SYSTEM): DEVELOPMENT AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS TREATMENT OUTCOME PACKAGE (TOP) – DEVELOPMENT AND USE IN NATURALISTIC SETTINGS CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN ROUTINE EVALUATION (CORE) – THE CORE MEASURES AND SYSTEM: MEASURING, MONITORING AND MANAGING QUALITY EVALUATION IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPIES SECTION IV: MONITORING STRATEGIES FOR INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONERS AND SERVICES USING BENCHMARKS AND BENCHMARKING TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF PRACTICE AND SERVICES CONSTRUCTING AND DISSEMINATING OUTCOME DATA AT THE SERVICE LEVEL: CASE TRACKING AND BENCHMARKING SECTION V: MANAGING IMPROVEMENT VIA ORGANIZATIONS AND PRACTICE NETWORKS ORGANIZATIONAL AND CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PRACTICE-BASED RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING PRACTICE RESEARCH NETWORKS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES RESEARCH IN THE UK AND USA SECTION VI: DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE IMPROVING PRACTICE AND ENHANCING EVIDENCE