Name
Turning Data into Better Care: Leadership Perspectives on Measurement Based Care (MBC)
Description
This presentation will share the story of one organization’s journey to implement Measurement Based Care (MBC), with a focus on the unique role of supervisors in the implementation and fidelity of the practice. Based upon best practices in the literature as their own creative approach to data-informed decision-making throughout the first 2 years of their MBC journey. Leaders from Eliot Community Human Practice’s multidisciplinary team will share stories and aggregated data highlighting the strategies they used at the supervisory and leadership level to achieve: -Increasing patient engagement in completing MBC assessments -Enhancing clinician adherence to MBC practices -Improving patient outcomes through structured supervision and data utilization -Strengthening program sustainability by integrating MBC across multiple service lines
Speakers
Jill Donelan PsyD, VP of Clinical Operations, Mirah, Simsbury, CT
Kerry Rivard LHC, Director of Evidence Based Treatment, Eliot Community Human Services,
Aaron Katz, Senior VP, Eliot Community Human Services,
Doug Katz PhD, Director of Clinical Services, Eliot Community Human Services,
Content Level
Intermediate
Tags
Outcomes, Quality improvement programs, Training/Supervision
Session Type
Concurrent
SIG or Committee
None of the Above
Objective 1
List the 3 steps of the measurement based care process.
Objective 2
Explain 3 specific strategies for supervisors to support clinician’s use of MBC in practice.
Objective 3
Identify 2 benefits of integrating MBC practices into clinical supervision.
Content Reference 1
Dollar, K. M., Kirchner, J. E., DePhilippis, D., Ritchie, M. J., McGee-Vincent, P., Burden, J. L., & Resnick, S. G. (2020). Steps for implementing measurement-based care: Implementation planning guide development and use in quality improvement. Psychological Services, 17(3), 247–261.
Content Reference 2
Woodard, G.S., Casline, E., Ehrenreich-May, J. et al. (2025). Consultation as an Implementation Strategy to Increase Fidelity of Measurement-Based Care Delivery in Community Mental Health Settings: An Observational Study. Adm Policy Ment Health 52, 28–40.
Content Reference 3
McLeod, B. D., Jensen-Doss, A., Lyon, A. R., Douglas, S., & Beidas, R. S. (2022). To Utility and Beyond! Specifying and Advancing the Utility of Measurement-Based Care for Youth. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 51(4), 375–388.
Content Reference 4
Connors, E. H., Douglas, S., Jensen-Doss, A., Landes, S. J., Lewis, C. C., McLeod, B. D., Stanick, C., & Lyon, A. R. (2021). What gets measured gets done: How mental health agencies can leverage measurement-based care for better patient care, clinician supports, and organizational goals. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 48(2), 250–265.
Content Reference 5
Lewis, C.C., Boyd, M.R., Marti, C.N. et al. (2022). Mediators of measurement-based care implementation in community mental health settings: results from a mixed-methods evaluation. Implementation Science 17, 71:5..