Myths, Metrics and Meaning is a no-cost, national learning session designed to introduce practical, beginner-level strategies for using measurement-based care within community and behavioral health settings.

Measurement-based care (MBC) is a powerful clinical tool to promote client engagement and outcomes in nearly any mental health care treatment plan and service context. MBC is the routine collection and use of client-reported progress and outcome measures throughout treatment to guide a personalized, client-centered treatment approach that changes with the client and their progress over time. Join this 90-minute national event to learn what MBC is, what it isn’t, and how to leverage this practice to reduce dropouts and bring your interventions to the next level.

Learning Objectives

• Define measurement-based care based on the Collect, Share, Act model.
• Describe the differences between measurement-based care and other uses of client-reported outcome measures such as screening and outcome monitoring.
• Gain skills to review and discuss a standardized measure with a client to understand their experience, mental health need, and progress, as well as use that information for shared decision making and treatment planning.

Session Details:

Date: Tuesday, September 15

Time: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. ET | 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. CT | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. MT | noon – 1:30 p.m. PT

Format and Engagement: This live, virtual 90-minute session will combine brief didactic instruction with opportunities for participant engagement. Attendees will also spend time in small, semi-structured breakout sessions to promote skills application and peer learning. This event is open to all states and territories.