Evaluating Outcomes: Empirical Tools for Effective Practice

by Cone, John D.

• ISBN13: 9781557987235
• ISBN10: 1557987238
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-09-01
• Publisher: AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION

Summary

One of the major challenges that therapists face is the increasing demand for accountability from third-party payers and consumers. This book is here to help, providing psychologists and related service providers with real-world methods to measure and prove therapeutic effectiveness. The author maintains that the same logic that drives the application of psychology can be integrated into the evaluation of ongoing treatment. This book will be useful for both experienced therapists and students in research methodology, professional practice, and outcomes assessment.

Author Biography

John D. Cone, Ph.D. a professor of clinical psychology at United States International University (San Diego, CA).

Table of Contents

Introduction	xi
Acknowledgements	xvii
What Is Outcomes Evaluation?	3	(20)
Envisioning Your Practice	23	(16)
The Practice Evaluation Cycle	39	(16)
Types of Change in Human Services	55	(28)
Case Conceptualization and Evaluation Questions	83	(18)
Getting And Managing Information in Practice Evaluation	101	(20)
Measurement Tools for Evaluating Outcomes	121	(40)
Design Tools for Evaluating Outcomes	161	(62)
Analysis Tools for Evaluating Outcomes	223	(32)
Advanced Outcomes Evaluation	255	(46)
Examples of Outcomes Evaluations	301	(38)
Ethical Issues in Outcomes Evaluation	339	(30)
Telling Others About Your Findings	369	(34)
Appendix A A Reader's, Writer's, and Reviewer's Guide to Assessing Research Reports in Clinical Psychology	403	(6)
Appendix B Selected Ethical Standards Relevant to the Conduct of Research in Psychology	409	(10)
References	419	(26)
Author Index	445	(10)
Subject Index	455	(14)
About the Author	469