Feedback in Couple and Family Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Feedback in Couple and Family Therapy: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) is recommended as a psychotherapy procedure to serve as clinical feedback in order to improve client treatment outcomes. ROM can work as a warning signal to the therapist if the client shows signs of no change or deterioration. This study has investigated whether any...

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Published in:Family process Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 36 - 51
Main Authors: Tilden, Terje, Wampold, Bruce E., Ulvenes, Pål, Zahl‐Olsen, Rune, Hoffart, Asle, Barstad, Bente, Olsen, Iris A., Gude, Tore, Pinsof, William M., Zinbarg, Richard E., Nilssen, Harald H., Håland, Åshild T.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-03-2020
Subjects:
Clients
Clinical outcomes
Clinical research
Clinical trials
Couple and Family Therapy
Deterioration
Family counseling
Family therapy
Feedback
Psychotherapy
Questionnaires
Randomized Clinical Trial
Systemic therapy
Treatment outcomes
Feedback
Couple and Family Therapy
Randomized Clinical Trial
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Summary:Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) is recommended as a psychotherapy procedure to serve as clinical feedback in order to improve client treatment outcomes. ROM can work as a warning signal to the therapist if the client shows signs of no change or deterioration. This study has investigated whether any difference in outcome could be detected between those clients in couple and family therapy who used the Systemic Therapy Inventory of Change (STIC) feedback system (ROM condition) versus those who were offered treatment without the use of STIC (“treatment as usual” or TAU condition). A sample of 328 adults seeking couple and family therapy in Norway was randomly assigned to ROM versus TAU conditions. Outcome measures were The Outcome Questionnaire–45 and The Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results demonstrated no significant differences in outcomes between the ROM and TAU. Possible explanations of this result related to design and implementation issues are discussed.
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ISSN:0014-7370
1545-5300
DOI:10.1111/famp.12485