Components of the Collect stage
- Introducing and explaining measurement-based care (MBC) to your patient
- Selecting which measures to use
- Administering and scoring the measure(s) on a regular basis
Introducing and explaining MBC to your patient
Excellent resources on introducing and explaining MBC to your patients are available from the Yale Measurement-Based Care Collaborativeopens in new window:
- How to Explain the MBC Rational to Clients (PDF, 333KB)opens in new window
- Collect Common Concerns (PDF, 217KB)opens in new window
- Introducing Mental Health Measurement Based Care in a Session (demonstration video, 3 minutes)opens in new window
- MBC Rationale and Collect: Teen at School (demonstration video, 3 minutes, 30 seconds)
Selecting which measures to use
- Select a measure that assesses the symptom(s), function(s), or outcome(s) that reflect the target(s) of care for a given patient (e.g., anxiety symptoms, impact of pain on day-to-day functioning, alcohol use).
- Measures should be brief, but sufficiently precise. A measure used to monitor symptoms over time is likely longer than a measure used for screening.
- Be aware of the terms and conditions for use of a given measure (e.g., permissions, license for use).
Administering and scoring the measure(s) on a regular basis
Repeat administration of the selected measure(s) as frequently as possible depending on your patient population, the type of treatment provided, and how quickly you expect change to happen.
Score the measure using the recommended scoring instructions as soon as possible after administration.
Related resources
Reference
Barber, J., & Resnick, S. G. (2022). Collect, Share, Act: A transtheoretical clinical model for doing measurement-based care in mental health treatment. Psychological Services. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000629