Mike Petree, CEO of Outcome Tools, and also Michael Gass, Professor at the University of New Hampshire, talked about the story behind statistics with Lon Woodbury on L.A. Talk Radio. The guests talked about how statistical science was a remarkably effective resource in the field of therapy for at-risk youth.
Although psychotherapeutic disciplines have been traditionally qualitative, focusing on reasons for human behavior, the quantitative approach appeared to be enjoying remarkable success. The guests discussed how the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) uses a statistical tool called the Youth Outcome Questionnaire (YOQ) to measure issues faced by struggling teens and analyze the efficacy of treatment programs.
Background
Mike Petree has a web-based research and study system that accumulates and analyses statistical data on the effectiveness of different kinds of therapy. He has been doing this work in close collaboration with Professor Michael Gass,who serves as a research director for NATSAP as well as director for the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Investigation Consortium (OBHRC).
NATSAP, set up in January 1999, is an American organization for an assortment of residential care programs for adolescents like therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment programs, wilderness programs, outdoor therapeutic programs, young adult programs, and home-based residential programs.
What Are Outcome Tools?
During the interview, Lon asked his guests exactly how they teased the human story from a journal of numbers. He also wanted to know how statistics helped in the field of mental wellness.
The visitors described how analytical resources helped NATSAP's associates trying to find a method to verify the value of a treatment program. This analytical information could be used in a number of possible ways-- to apply treatment plans more effectively, to improve on the particular aspects of a therapy, to pinpoint exactly what programs were worth funding, and to give statistical data to those asking about the best treatment programs.
By reviewing reports on measurements, supervisors can improve factors such as staff engagement, scope of therapies, and they could also decide on the best service plans. Furthermore, these devices were versatile enough to perform huge scale investigations in a number of organizations for any sort of specific healing method.
Final Comments
The guests revealed to Lon how outcome tools offered quantitative answers to subjective questions like, "What is recovery?" and "What is the success rate?" In fact, there was a strong correlation between statistical data and how parents and adolescents assessed the efficacy of a therapeutic program.
Although psychotherapeutic disciplines have been traditionally qualitative, focusing on reasons for human behavior, the quantitative approach appeared to be enjoying remarkable success. The guests discussed how the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs (NATSAP) uses a statistical tool called the Youth Outcome Questionnaire (YOQ) to measure issues faced by struggling teens and analyze the efficacy of treatment programs.
Background
Mike Petree has a web-based research and study system that accumulates and analyses statistical data on the effectiveness of different kinds of therapy. He has been doing this work in close collaboration with Professor Michael Gass,who serves as a research director for NATSAP as well as director for the Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Investigation Consortium (OBHRC).
NATSAP, set up in January 1999, is an American organization for an assortment of residential care programs for adolescents like therapeutic boarding schools, residential treatment programs, wilderness programs, outdoor therapeutic programs, young adult programs, and home-based residential programs.
What Are Outcome Tools?
During the interview, Lon asked his guests exactly how they teased the human story from a journal of numbers. He also wanted to know how statistics helped in the field of mental wellness.
The visitors described how analytical resources helped NATSAP's associates trying to find a method to verify the value of a treatment program. This analytical information could be used in a number of possible ways-- to apply treatment plans more effectively, to improve on the particular aspects of a therapy, to pinpoint exactly what programs were worth funding, and to give statistical data to those asking about the best treatment programs.
By reviewing reports on measurements, supervisors can improve factors such as staff engagement, scope of therapies, and they could also decide on the best service plans. Furthermore, these devices were versatile enough to perform huge scale investigations in a number of organizations for any sort of specific healing method.
Final Comments
The guests revealed to Lon how outcome tools offered quantitative answers to subjective questions like, "What is recovery?" and "What is the success rate?" In fact, there was a strong correlation between statistical data and how parents and adolescents assessed the efficacy of a therapeutic program.
About the Author:
Lon Woodbury is the founder of /www.strugglingteens.com. You can listen to the entire recorded interview on his show on L.A. Talk Radio.
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