Open AccessUser‐Centered Design for Psychosocial Intervention Development and Implementation
Author(s) -
Lyon Aaron R.,
Koerner Kelly
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
clinical psychology: science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1468-2850
pISSN - 0969-5893
DOI - 10.1111/cpsp.12154
Subject(s) - user centered design , computer science , set (abstract data type) , intervention (counseling) , perspective (graphical) , identification (biology) , psychosocial , field (mathematics) , process (computing) , process management , engineering design process , participatory design , scale (ratio) , new product development , product (mathematics) , research design , human–computer interaction , management science , psychology , engineering , operations management , sociology , artificial intelligence , psychotherapist , business , social science , mathematics , psychiatry , biology , operating system , geometry , quantum mechanics , marketing , programming language , mechanical engineering , botany , physics , parallels , pure mathematics
This article articulates how common difficulties encountered when attempting to implement or scale‐up evidence‐based treatments are exacerbated by fundamental design problems, which may be addressed by a set of principles and methods drawn from the contemporary field of user‐centered design. User‐centered design is an approach to product development that grounds the process in information collected about the individuals and settings where products will ultimately be used. To demonstrate the utility of this perspective, we present four design concepts and methods: (a) clear identification of end users and their needs, (b) prototyping/rapid iteration, (c) simplifying existing intervention parameters/procedures, and (d) exploiting natural constraints. We conclude with a brief design‐focused research agenda for the developers and implementers of evidence‐based treatments.