Therapy Evaluation Research papers: McVey and Unsworth by https://padlet.com/jlcahill1/aj87zlni270h en-us 2017-11-28 11:16:45 UTC 2025-11-28 17:27:28 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. Unsworth - therapists were less positive than clients however, therapists discussed in a group environment not 1:1 as the clients did. https://padlet.com/jlcahill1/aj87zlni270h/wish/428329599 2. McVey - External researcher pulling together themes more a Reflexivity approach 

Two extremes. 

Can see why therapists more resistant because not right time to give clients questionnaire and not gathering accurate information. 

Gathering feedback via a researcher more useful as looking at general themes of what works. Less practical to administer. 

Query - What role does Supervision play in evaluation - to allow therapist to improve 'performance and outcomes'? 

Bias in design of forms - a cultural thing - left hand side boxes will be more likely to be ticked. 

Understandable that therapists may resist a box ticking exercise - because reduces their work to a series of pre prescribed sentences - seems at odds with person centred work.

How does evaluation sit with person centred and will this make it directive? 

IAPT and CBT demands evidence of efficacy which is delivered from data to enable funders to invest. 

Evolving methodologies may reduce reliance on paper based forms as brain activity can be monitored and results implied from this.


]]> 2020-01-07 12:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jlcahill1/aj87zlni270h/wish/428329599 Reflections in the moment and afterwards to get a full evaluative perspective. https://padlet.com/jlcahill1/aj87zlni270h/wish/428329928 but this evaluates the process, not the outcome and always subjective. Doesn’t take client into account. Could get second perspective from supervision.

If suitable for type of therapeutic approach a more quantative approach such as core net would be useful. But would like to apply something more systematic like this for psychodynamic.

What is the purpose of evaluation? Continuous improvement? Monitoring or measuring effectiveness?

3.  Finance limitation
Therapists not always skilled in reflexivity. ]]> 2020-01-07 12:05:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jlcahill1/aj87zlni270h/wish/428329928