Incorporating Progress Monitoring and Outcome Assessment into Counseling and Psychotherapy

Scott T. Meier is Professor in the Program in Counseling/School Psychology in the Department of Counseling, School, and Educational Psychology at University at Buffalo. His major research and teaching areas focus on psychological assessment and testing (particularly progress monitoring and outcome assessment), research methods (particularly program evaluation), and counseling and psychotherapy skills (particularly the integration of case conceptualization and assessment with intervention).

• Chapter 1 - Introduction and Rationale ; Chapter 2 - Case Studies ; Chapter 3 - Literature Review ; Chapter 4 - Test Score Interpretation ; Chapter 5 - Administration and Data Collection ; Chapter 6 - Evaluating PMOA Measures ; Chapter 7 - Tools for Interpreting PMOA Data ; Chapter 8 - Rater Training ; Chapter 9 - Using PMOA Data in Supervision ; Chapter 10 - Controversies and Opportunities ; Appendix Exercises ; Glossary ; References ; About the Author ; Index

Meier's Incorporating Progress Monitoring and Outcome Assessment into Counseling and Psychotherapy is a must-read for students attending clinical and counseling training programs and practitioners who want to practice responsibly by maximizing patient well-being. Its major accomplishment is to lay out the case for monitoring, necessary principles and procedures of monitoring, as well as its limitations. It is packed with both the science of monitoring and the clinical wisdom needed to turn this science into action on behalf of those who turn to mental health professionals.