Abstract
This pragmatic study evaluated the effectiveness of a collaborative assessment intervention as an approach to midtherapy consultation, which has yet to be empirically tested. Ten adult participants in ongoing psychotherapy with a variety of presenting concerns, primarily consisting of general mood and adjustment issues, received a brief assessment-based intervention based on Finn's (2007) Therapeutic Assessment model. Following the collection of assessment questions and the administration of a multimethod assessment battery, clients and therapists participated in a joint feedback session with the assessor. Clients were then followed as their psychotherapy continued. The results of idiographic and aggregate analytic approaches revealed significant reductions in client-reported symptomatic distress, as evidenced by a medium effect size (d = -.50) and a significant change in the trajectory of distress. Client reports of the process of psychotherapy revealed a significant increase in the clients' ratings of the working alliance. The findings suggest that a midtherapy consultation using collaborative/therapeutic assessment methods is beneficial but that further rigorous investigation is needed.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 261-270 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Personality Assessment |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 4 2015 |
Funding
This research was supported by a research grant from the Society for Personality Assessment Foundation, awarded to Steven R. Smith. Justin D. Smith received support from the Society for Personality Assessment Foundation as the 2013 John E. Exner Scholar.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health
- Clinical Psychology
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
