Therapist effectiveness: Using psychotherapy outcome measures to detect progress in evidence-based psychotherapy and training in clinical psychology

Resumen

This research aimed to determine if psychotherapists' clinical records demonstrated the use of evidence-based practices (EBP) related to outcome measures to detect their patients' progress in a training center. The method used was to create a database with the Cuestionario Resultados de Intervención (CRI) results of a sample of eligible adult patients from a mental health clinic and training center for psychologists and compare its progress through their psychotherapy. The CRI is an outcome measure validated for use in Puerto Rico and is a mandated instrument used at this clinic. The sample revised for eligible CRI protocols consisted of n=200 records; due to the low number of completed CRI records, the final sample was n=8 records. The low final sample may imply that the EBP of outcome measures are not followed in this clinic at the time of the study. There was a significant correlation between the use of the CRI by the supervisor and the psychotherapist's treatment modification. However, this was found in a small sample with a small effect size. Recommendations for adherence and implementation fidelity of outcome measures are given at the end of this article.