Formal feedback involves the routine collection of client feedback to track their progress,identify not-on track clients,and facilitate adjustment of therapy to prevent treatment failure.The need for formal feedback is based on previous findings that many clients quit therapy prematurely or have negative outcomes.Unfortunately,therapists usually do poorly in predicting treatment failures.Formal feedback,however,shows a superior ability to identify clients who are not on track in the early stage of psychotherapy,which makes prompt corrective intervention possible in the coming sessions.Historic...
