Retrospective client interviewing can inform clinicians' practice and complement routine outcome monitoring

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Authors

ROUBAL Jan ŘIHÁČEK Tomáš ČEVELÍČEK Michal HYTYCH Roman HOLUB David

Year of publication 2018
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Revista Argentina de Clinica Psicologica
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Faculty of Social Studies

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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