title: The Session Report Form (SRF): are clinicians addressing concerns reported by youth and caregivers?
abstract: This study explores the relationship between clinician-reported content addressed in sessions, measured with the Session Report Form (SRF), and multi-informant problem alerts stemming from a larger battery of treatment process and progress measures. Multilevel Multinomial Logit Models were conducted with 133 clinicians and 299 youths receiving home-based treatment (N = 3,143 sessions). Results indicate a strong relationship between session content and problems related to youth symptoms and functioning as reported by clinicians in the same session. Session content was related to emotional, family, and friend/peer problems reported by youth and youth behavioral problems reported by caregivers. High-risk problems (alcohol/substance use, harm to self or others) were strongly related to session content regardless of informant. Session content was not related to problem alerts associated with the treatment process, caregiver strain, or client/caregiver strengths. The SRF appears to be a useful measure for assessing common themes addressed in routine mental health settings.
authors.affiliation: Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. Susan.D.Kelley@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Susan Douglas
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Ana Regina Vides
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: de Andrade
authors.forename: Leonard
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bickman
authors.forename: Ashley V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Robin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017028:Caregivers; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008499:Medical Records / Q000592:standards; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D055815:Young Adult