Abstract
Mental health assessment and evaluation models have waxed and waned over the years. However, a contemporary humanistic approach, Collaborative/Therapeutic Assessment (C/TA), holds considerable promise and staying power. When combined with Measurement-Based Care (MBC), therapeutic processes and outcomes are enhanced. This chapter focuses on the integration of C/TA and MBC into clinical practice. It includes relevant theory and research, real-life applications and examples, and answers fundamental questions, like “Can mental health assessment and testing actually be collaborative and humanistic in nature?” and “As clinicians, why should we care about measuring clients’ treatment progress?” At the end of the chapter, illustrative graphs and verbatim scripts are provided for clinical use.
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“Alex” is a pseudonym. Although she is an actual former client—and all process-outcome data are real—potentially identifying information was changed significantly to preserve anonymity and client confidentiality. Alex gave permission to be included in this case study for illustrative purposes.
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The authors thank Aida Javaheri, a doctoral student in Concordia University of Edmonton’s PsyD program, for helping reconcile references and in-text citations
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