Writing measurable outcomes in psychotherapy

"Writing Measurable Outcomes in Psychotherapy is an accessible and critical text for mental health counselors, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses and others in behavioral health who write measureable objectives in treatment planning. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as those working in the field will find this an essential companion for writing meaningful and measurable goals and objectives for treatment plan outcomes. The key component in this text is the presentation of the CDRS (Cognitive Domain Rating Scale), an efficient and logical model that is presented as key to writing measurable objectives. The CDRS, based on Bloom's Taxonomy of Six Cognitive Domains, is rooted in cognitive psychology. It is a method to "situate client's thinking about their problem" and quickly identifies action(s) for creating measurable outcomes. This text is keen for neophyte and veteran therapists with illustrations of case examples and treatment plans and includes a discussion of Evidence Based Practices. It is a succinct text that integrates three key elements significant for successful psychotherapy: the therapeutic alliance, a person-centered approach and feedback by using outcome rating scales. This text is efficient as it makes for "one stop shopping" with smart examples of how to conduct and formulate an assessment to the end point of creating measurable outcomes using the CRDS model. Finally, there is an index that provides resources for additional supports for specific problems and a host of questions and actions verbs for help and ease in writing measurable outcomes"--

About Psychotherapy and Outcomes -- Bloom's Taxonomy: The Cognitive Domain Rating Scale (CDRS) -- Assessment: gathering information to write goals/objectives -- Goals and objectives as it relates to outcomes -- Examples of writing measurable outcomes using the language of Evidence Based Practices -- Treatment plans -- Stumbling Blocks -- Questions and Review