The implementation of routine outcome measures in a Tier 3 Psychological Therapies Service: The process of enhancing data quality and reflections of implementation challenges

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 32-38

  Rao, Amra S ^a   Hendry, Gemma ^a   Watson, Robert ^a  

^a EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CORE; Evaluation measures implementation; Psychological therapies service

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649265355     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140902886893     Document Type: Note

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