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So, the idea came to me a few days ago. I am a psychotherapist myself in the process of building a private practice.
I know that both as a practitioner and a client of mental health services there is no such system that accurately matches an individual with a specific type of therapist. Sure there are very rudimentarily system matching systems but they only go as far as asking the person what their presenting issue is (e.g. depression, anxiety, relationships etc) and then typically a drop-down menu asking what type of therapy they want to receive (which most people have no idea what the various types are and if they're suited to their needs). So basically its a personality inventory of sorts (a brief one at that) where the user answers a short series of questions and responds to the selections offered, and at the end the algorithm spits-out therapists well suited to their style. There is a LOT of research suggesting importance beyond all else in terms of client/therapist fitment when determine positive therapeutic outcomes.
What i mean by this is that there are literally 100s of psychotherapeutic modalities (orientations) out there running from holistic approaches, to more cognitive and/or behavioural methodologies and beyond.
What I propose is a system that is user prompted and takes person variables (e.g., asks them in very simple lay folk terms what type of learner they are, are they creative or more hands-on with things etc) - known as person variables. Basically it'd be a bit of a personality inventory that would match up with a specific style of therapy and offer suggestions of therapists in their area which would be best suited to them.
I figure it may be of use to EAPs (Employment assistance programs) too in terms of finding cost-effective ways of matching clients up with therapists to save costs. Lots of $$ and time is wasted in people grouping up with therapists that have a style ill-suited to their unique needs. I figure a system that can at least help get them within the ball park would be of some value to society.
I often get people asking me what would be the best therapist to see for their specific problem, and its a tough question to answer without knowing a bit about them first.
Thoughts on this?
I know that both as a practitioner and a client of mental health services there is no such system that accurately matches an individual with a specific type of therapist. Sure there are very rudimentarily system matching systems but they only go as far as asking the person what their presenting issue is (e.g. depression, anxiety, relationships etc) and then typically a drop-down menu asking what type of therapy they want to receive (which most people have no idea what the various types are and if they're suited to their needs). So basically its a personality inventory of sorts (a brief one at that) where the user answers a short series of questions and responds to the selections offered, and at the end the algorithm spits-out therapists well suited to their style. There is a LOT of research suggesting importance beyond all else in terms of client/therapist fitment when determine positive therapeutic outcomes.
What i mean by this is that there are literally 100s of psychotherapeutic modalities (orientations) out there running from holistic approaches, to more cognitive and/or behavioural methodologies and beyond.
What I propose is a system that is user prompted and takes person variables (e.g., asks them in very simple lay folk terms what type of learner they are, are they creative or more hands-on with things etc) - known as person variables. Basically it'd be a bit of a personality inventory that would match up with a specific style of therapy and offer suggestions of therapists in their area which would be best suited to them.
I figure it may be of use to EAPs (Employment assistance programs) too in terms of finding cost-effective ways of matching clients up with therapists to save costs. Lots of $$ and time is wasted in people grouping up with therapists that have a style ill-suited to their unique needs. I figure a system that can at least help get them within the ball park would be of some value to society.
I often get people asking me what would be the best therapist to see for their specific problem, and its a tough question to answer without knowing a bit about them first.
Thoughts on this?
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