title: Using client feedback in psychotherapy from an interpersonal process perspective.
abstract: The process of monitoring treatment outcome, also known as "client feedback," is increasingly becoming a recommended practice for psychotherapy. One concern, however, is how to integrate such a process into the work that psychotherapists typically do. Three clinical examples are presented, illustrating how a client feedback system can be used in conjunction with a specific theoretical framework, interpersonal process therapy (Teyber, 2006). The examples highlight that client feedback not only can be of minimal disruption to the psychotherapy process, but may also offer the potential to augment a clinician's approach to helping. Theoretical and research support are provided for each example.
authors.affiliation: Department of Educational, School, and Counseling Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0017, USA. jeff.reese@uky.edu
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Reese
authors.forename: Norah C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Slone
authors.forename: Kristin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Miserocchi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D001727:Bisexuality / Q000523:psychology; D003376:Counseling / Q000379:methods; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D030141:Feedback, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D063868:Patient Outcome Assessment; D057240:Patient Preference; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D013811:Psychotherapeutic Processes; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D013333:Student Health Services; D055815:Young Adult