title: The Six-Point Dial of Treatment: A Useful Framework for Novice Therapists.
abstract: The six-point dial of treatment described in this case report was developed to guide graduate student psychological trainees through treatment and includes the following components: assessment of dangerousness, diagnosis, diagnosis-based treatment, ongoing evaluation of treatment response, obstacles to treatment, and motivation. In this case report, we describe the dial of treatment and present a case study of a client with paranoid schizophrenia (John) who presented at a graduate student training clinic to illustrate how this framework can be successfully applied. John has exhibited marked improvement, based on both objective measures and clinician judgment of global functioning.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Florida State University.
authors.forename: Tracy K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Witte
authors.forename: Kathryn H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: Thomas E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Joiner