3 Benefits of Using Measurement-Based Care in Therapy
Measurement-based care is an approach to mental health treatment involving the regular measurement of a client’s symptoms and progress to inform treatment decisions.
At NCCC, we utilize Blueprint, an online platform that “administers clinical assessments to help measure how you’re progressing towards your stated treatment goals.” Using Blueprint helps both clients and therapists, alike, to create the most effective treatment plan by tracking trends in thoughts, actions, and behaviors in between therapy sessions.
Recent research shows that integrating measurement-based care has numerous benefits for both clients and mental health providers. For example, client dropout rates reduce by twenty percent when utilizing measurement-based care.
Why should YOU, as a client, use measurement-based care in therapy? What are its benefits to YOU?
Measurement-based care allows for more personalized treatment plans. By tracking your symptoms and progress over time, your mental health provider can adjust treatment plans accordingly to better meet your needs. This can lead to more effective treatment outcomes and a higher level of satisfaction for you.
Measurement-based care helps identify when treatments are not working as intended. If your symptoms are not improving despite ongoing treatment, measurement-based care assists your provider in identifying and making changes to the treatment plan in order to better address your needs. By regularly tracking symptoms and progress, your therapist can identify which treatments are most effective for your needs and conditions, which will lead to more efficient use of resources and improved treatment outcomes overall.
Measurement-based care reduces the stigma associated with mental health treatment. When mental health concerns are treated in the same way as physical health concerns – that is, through regularly tracking and measuring symptoms – measurement-based care helps reduce the perception that mental health issues are somehow less real or important than physical health issues.
Overall, measurement-based care is an approach to mental health treatment that involves regularly measuring your symptoms and progress to inform treatment decisions. If you’re interested in working with a therapist who incorporates this into their work, reach out to our scheduling team here and get scheduled with one of our therapists today.
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