Open AccessPractice-Based Evidence on the Treatment of Conduct Problems in a Child/Adolescent
Author(s) -
Paul W. Clement
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pragmatic case studies in psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1553-0124
DOI - 10.14713/pcsp.v7i3.1100
Subject(s) - goal attainment scaling , psychology , variety (cybernetics) , clinical practice , psychotherapist , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , medicine , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , computer science , physics , quantum mechanics , artificial intelligence
In this discussion I respond to two commentaries on a case study of my treatment of Rafael, a 12-year-old boy presenting with conduct problems (Clement, 2011b). My response includes shorter consideration of a variety of specific points raised by the commentators. I also elaborate in some detail on one of the points raised concerning my system for measuring treatment outcomes in routine clinical practice. The approach adapts Goal Attainment Scaling, the Global Assessment Scale/Global Assessment of Functioning, and Smith and Glass's 1977 method of calculating treatment effect sizes (ESs). Finally, I frame my case study as an example of practice-based evidence for the effectiveness of psychotherapy.