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¹Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, New Haven, CT, USA. elizabeth.connors@yale.edu.

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Summary

Measurement-based care (MBC) enhances child psychotherapy by using data for client-centered communication. This guide offers practical strategies for clinicians to implement MBC effectively with children and families.

Keywords:

Child psychotherapy Engagement Feedback Measurement-based care Multi-informant assessment Therapeutic alliance

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Area of Science:

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Mental Health Services Research

Background:

Measurement-based care (MBC) is established in adult mental health but less so in child services.
Implementing MBC with youth is complex due to age, family dynamics, and multiple reporters.
A gap exists in practical guidance for clinicians using MBC with children.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide practical strategies for youth-serving clinicians implementing MBC with children and families.
To adapt MBC as a data-informed, client-centered communication process for pediatric psychotherapy.
To enhance usual care in child and adolescent psychotherapy through developmentally-appropriate MBC.

Main Methods:

Focus on MBC as a communication process, not just standardized measures.
Presenting three key strategies: go beyond standardized measures, lean into discrepancies, and get curious together.
Illustrating strategies with case-based examples from diverse child-serving settings.

Main Results:

The paper offers actionable guidance for integrating MBC into child psychotherapy.
Strategies focus on enhancing data use and collaborative communication within the therapeutic process.
Case examples demonstrate the practical application of these MBC strategies.

Conclusions:

Implementing MBC in child and adolescent services requires tailored, developmentally-informed approaches.
The proposed strategies can help clinicians leverage MBC to improve youth mental health outcomes.
Further research and practice are needed to fully integrate MBC into child-serving systems.