Efficacy of client feedback in group psychotherapy with soldiers referred for substance abuse treatment.
This study investigated whether routine monitoring of client progress, often called "client feedback," via an abbreviated version of the Partners for Change Outcome Management System (PCOMS) resulted in improved outcomes for soldiers receiving group treatment at an Army Substance Abuse Outpatient Treatment Program (ASAP). Participants (N = 263) were active-duty male and female soldiers randomized into a group feedback condition (n = 137) or a group treatment-as-usual (TAU) condition (n = 126). Results indicated that clients in the feedback condition achieved significantly more improvement on the outcome rating scale (d = 0.28), higher rates of clinically significant change, higher percentage of successful ratings by both clinicians and commanders, and attended significantly more sessions compared to the TAU condition. Despite a reduced PCOMS protocol and a limited duration of intervention, preliminary results suggest that the benefits of client feedback appear to extend to group psychotherapy with clients in the military struggling with substance abuse.
a Graduate College , University of Oklahoma , Norman , OK , USA.
Donald L
DL
Schuman
Norah C
NC
Slone
Robert J
RJ
Reese
Barry
B
Duncan
D000328:Adult; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D055361:Multilevel Analysis; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
client feedback; group psychotherapy; outcome research; progress monitoring