Tracking Mental Health Outcomes: A Therapist's Guide to Measuring Client Progress, Analyzing Data, and Improving Your Practice Book

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	Preface
I	Defining Mental Health Outcomes	1
1	Introduction and Historical Overview of Outcome Research and Assessment	3
2	The Need for Outcome Assessment	17
3	Individual and Normative Approaches to Outcome Assessment	33
II	Individualized Outcome Assessment	41
4	Measuring and Quantifying Ongoing Behaviors	43
5	Assessing Outcome Through the DSM-IV Interview and Intake Information	71
6	Assessing Outcome Using the Treatment Plan	103
7	Assessing Outcome Using Progress Notes and Ongoing Charting	121
III	Normative Outcome Assessment	139
8	Defining Clinically Significant Change	141
9	Normative Data and Examples for Four Common Outcome Measures	155
10	Selecting Standardized Outcome Measures	183
11	Collecting and Analyzing Normative Outcome Data	195
IV	Integration	217
12	Integrating Individual and Normative Outcome Measures	219
	References	229
	Appendix	237
	Blank Forms	241
	About the Authors	281
	About the Disk	283