Retrospective client interviewing can inform clinicians' practice and complement routine outcome monitoring
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| Year of publication | 2018 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Revista Argentina de Clinica Psicologica |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Web | http://www.clinicapsicologica.org.ar/download_file.php?idt=373&hax=1SWW52CGIC&lang=INGLES |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.24205/03276716.2018.1058 |
| Keywords | practice-oriented research; psychotherapy change; qualitative methods; retrospective interview |
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| Description | Objective: While demonstrably beneficial, routine outcome monitoring (ROM) introduces a considerable reductionism in the measurement of psychotherapy change. The goal of this study is to illustrate how retrospective client interviewing can capture the breadth and personal meaningfulness of a client’s change. Method: Four clinical vignettes are presented. The Client Change Interview and Change After Psychotherapy methods were used to assess change alongside standardized outcome measures. Results: Multiple examples of how retrospective interviewing can be used to better understand and contextualize clients’ change and inform the psychotherapy process are presented. Conclusions: Retrospective interviewing can complement ROM by explaining psychotherapy success or failure and by providing longitudinal and multi-level insight into the nature of clients’ changes. Implications for practice-oriented research are explored. |
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