Computer-assisted feedback-driven quality management for psychotherapy: The Stuttgart-Heidelberg Model

Autor: H, Kordy, W, Hannöver, M, Richard
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology. 69:173-183
ISSN: 1939-2117
0022-006X
Popis: The authors present the Stuttgart-Heidelberg Model for quality management of psychotherapy. The system is characterized as an active internal approach with external support from researchers. Problem-solving activities are initiated and maintained by computer-assisted feedback on possible treatment shortcomings. The system provides support for the 3 key tasks of quality management: (a) monitoring of relevant quality criteria in the clinical routine, (b) standardized assessment that allows comparison with established standards at various levels of service provision, and (c) transfer of information on achieved quality to those whom it concerns. The central function of the system is an alarm function, signaling a possible deficit of the provided psychotherapy on the basis of the standard evaluation of treatment outcome for individual patients. In this article, the main system components are described and data on its feasibility and validity are presented.
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