The Clinician's Handbook on Measurement-Based Care

Discussion and implementation of measurement-based care (MBC) is often beset by misconceptions: it's too time intensive; it's too expensive; it may serve to undermine a practitioner's clinical judgment.

The Clinician's Handbook on Measurement-Based Care dispels these and other common myths. In accessible, eminently practical language, it defines MBC for professionals across the spectrum of behavioral health care and human services; delves into research methods, basic statistics, and data management; and even features a compendium of assessments for busy clinicians to reference, listed and organized by mental health concern.

By breaking down the information into steps that are easy to understand and follow, this guide demonstrates how MBC can help improve the therapeutic alliance, reinforce patient progress, and improve clinical outcomes.

It also underscores the advantages of MBC at the practice level, outlining the steps necessary for aggregating and analyzing clinical data in order to improve program fidelity, demonstrate value to third parties, and improve the overall quality and safety of services provided to all individuals.