Bridging Case Conceptualization Assessment and Intervention

Many training programs assume that if students receive separate courses in research design assessment and counseling they will naturally integrate this information into their work with clients. Unfortunately this mode of science-practice integration often fails.Bridging Case Conceptualization Assessment and Intervention presents a new approach to the integration of science and practice in clinical work. Author Scott T. Meier systematically connects case conceptualization assessment and analysis of intervention effects. This integrative approach differs from traditional methods of teaching counseling in its emphasis on the inclusion of assessment data in the intervention process.This innovative transtheoretical volume examinesKey elements of conceptualization assessment and analysisThe role of structured feedback in the clinical processOutcome elements for multiple and selected problemsAssessment methods and psychometric principlesGraphical qualitative and quantitative analytic techniquesNumerous case studiesPossible future directions for science-practice effortsBridging Case Conceptualization Assessment and Intervention provides an effective method for thinking about organizing and focusing on the key elements of counseling processes and outcomes. By integrating case conceptualization and assessment data into intervention decisions students and clinicians will understand when and why counseling is ineffective and have a basis for adjusting treatment to improve clinical outcomes.With its emphasis on concepts and procedure Bridging Case Conceptualization Assessment and Intervention is intended as a manual for students in psychology psychiatry social work or counseling and practicing psychotherapists psychiatrists or counselors.