Someone called regarding one of the categories – performance monitoring. She is wondering what kind of form or is this an open-ended question like how are thing going? How are the strategies working for you? Is this enough or does it need to be some type of formal form.

For Practice Outcome Monitoring, we are looking to confirm that there has been systematic evaluation of service provision using a questionnaire or measure to evaluate the effectiveness of the psychological services provided. These may be standardized measures such as the Beck Depression or Anxiety Inventories that are used to monitor the patient’s progress through, and response to, the treatment provided. There could also be patient questionnaires (either developed by the clinician or obtained elsewhere) with ratings related to the client’s perceptions of the effectiveness and appropriateness of the psychological services provided. There is no need to submit documentation if the measure you are using is in common practice, but you should include less commonly used measures.