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Originally Posted by here today
Here's an article about feedback that might appeal to some therapists.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...t-know/517797/
It may get at what I see as a problem when I have tried to give feedback to therapists -- they take it personally, as a criticism, rather than "this is how this affected me, this isn't working for me, etc." Probably, too, it was the way that I expressed things but just bringing up the topics was an advancement for me. It would be interesting if my resulting discouragement would have shown up in the "metrics" the article describes. Too late now for me, but it would be great if therapists in general could get on board. Some tools are apparently out there -- the culture of therapy may be the problem. At least it seems like that to me. But, at least, the therapist-author was honest about things and maybe she can make a difference. The article certainly seems to be a start. |
Terrific article. Thank you for sharing.
I've talked once to a woman who, as a client, used the FIT system and she described how it helped her. You can read her story here
Therapy Consumer Guide - My therapy works because my feedback counts
I completely understand the reluctance to using it on both the therapists' and the clients' parts. Many innovations are met with rejection and resistance at first especially because in the beginning stage they may be clumsy and not easy to use but things get refined and minds change over time. There are many problems with metrics in general in many fields, not only psychotherapy. My husband has a software development background (and so am I), and he says that everywhere he worked the metrics were designed stupidly because they failed to incorporate some important variables and the relationships between them. So, he always had a hard time convincing the bosses and the co-workers to change the design because with the right design the metrics did wonders. I think, when it comes to such emotion-based fields as psychotherapy the general thinking is that the heart and the hard data cannot possibly co-exist and cooperate whereas, I believe, that it's not only possible but it may greatly facilitate the healing process.