How Brief Does It Get? Walk-In Single Session Therapy

Slive, Arnold; McElheran, Nancy; Lawson, Ann M.

doi:10.1521/jsyt.2008.27.4.5

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“…However, despite the relatively lengthy history of brief therapies and single-session counseling (e.g., Boyhan, 1996;Budman & Gurman, 1988;Clouthier, Fennema, Johnston, Veenendaal, & Viksne, 1996;Hoyt, Rosenbaum, & Talmon, 1992;Miller, 1998;Miller & Slive, 2004;Slive, McElheran, & Lawson, 2008), few outcome studies using standardized measures have focused on the effectiveness of walk-in service for children and youth presenting with psychosocial problems (Cameron, 2007;Perkins, 2006).…”

Section: Walk-in Treatment Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Standardized assessment of the psychosocial adjustment/ outcomes of children receiving walk-in service has not been undertaken (Miller & Slive, 2004). Few outcome studies have used standardized measures to assess walk-in service for children with psychosocial difficulties (e.g., Perkins, 2006), despite the documented success of brief and singlesession therapies (e.g., Boyhan, 1996;Budman, & Gurman, 1988;Clouthier et al, 1996;Hoyt et al, 1992;Miller, 1998;Miller & Slive, 2004;Slive et al, 2008).…”

Section: Yorktown Child and Family Centre: West End Walk-in Counselinmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Profiles and Service Utilization for Children Accessing a Mental Health Walk-In Clinic versus Usual Care

Barwick

Urajnik

Sumner³

et al. 2013

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

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Many children and adolescents with mental health problems do not receive the treatment they need. Unmet need raises questions about specific barriers that may prevent service use, and/or the characteristics of children and families who are less likely to receive care. Brief interventions or single-session psychotherapy delivered in a highly accessible manner are methods of addressing the problems associated with waitlists and limited access to care. In the current study the authors offer an exploratory evaluation of the West End Walk-In Counseling Centre for children and youth with psychosocial problems. Children 4 to 18 years of age who accessed the Walk-In Counseling Centre and a comparison group of clients who accessed usual care were assessed at intake, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up on demographic characteristics, behavioral/emotional adjustment and functioning, client satisfaction, and service use. Children in the walk-in group had more severe behavioral/emotional adjustment and functioning than usual care clients at baseline. At post-treatment, walk-in clients had lower scores on Total Mental Health Problems and Internalizing Behaviors, and exhibited fewer problems across all scales at follow-up. Walk-in clients found the wait time for service more reasonable and at follow-up, felt the service addressed concerns and had higher regard for counselor availability and cultural sensitivity of the service than usual care clients. Service utilization, assessed at post-treatment and 3-month follow-up, showed that both groups were more likely to access mental health and education services rather than health or child welfare services, and were more likely to have used services in the 12 months prior to service than the 3 months following service completion. Walk-in clients had steeper rates of improvement compared to usual care clients despite equivalence in psychosocial functioning at baseline. The walk-in model may be an effective alternative to usual care, particularly for those clients only willing to wait up to 2 weeks for service.

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Section: Walk-in Treatment Modelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Yorktown Child and Family Centre: West End Walk-in Counselinmentioning

confidence: 99%

Profiles and Service Utilization for Children Accessing a Mental Health Walk-In Clinic versus Usual Care

Barwick

Urajnik

Sumner³

et al. 2013

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

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“…In line with the growing demands for accessibility to mental health services, alongside limited funding for such facilities, single-session therapy (SST) and walk-in SST are becoming popular models of service delivery (Slive, McElheran, & Lawson, 2008). SST, in this sense, refers to a planned single-session intervention approach to problem solving (Hymmen, Stalker, & Cait, 2013;Talmon, 1990).…”

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“…As SST approaches grow in popularity, more organizations or specific therapy centers with a particular focus on SST have written about the central features of their works (e.g., Fry, 2012;Slive & Bobele, 2012). Although the psychotherapeutic techniques involved are often different from one another (Young, Dick, Herring, & Lee, 2008), a common feature amongst many of these approaches is the use of consultancy teams behind one-way mirrors or one-way screens (Bobele et al, 2008;Fry, 2012;Hampson, O'Hanlon, Franklin, Pentony, Fridgant, & Heins, 1999;Harper-Jaques, McElheran, Slive, & Leahey, 2008;Slive et al, 2008). More often than not, these teams work in a similar manner to each other, utilizing one primary therapist supported by a team of observing therapists.…”

Section: Consultancy Teams In Single-session Therapymentioning

confidence: 99%

A perspective on consultancy teams and technology in applied sport psychology

Pitt

Lindsay

Thomas

et al. 2015

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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“…The challenges of clients not showing up for therapy diminish when the walk-in model is adopted (Scamardo, Bobele, & Biever, 2004). Because appointments are not scheduled, clinicians operating within a walk-in model do not have to deal with missed appointments and cancellations (Slive, McElheran, & Lawson, 2008). They are also able to see more clients in a short period of time.…”

Section: Walk-in Counseling Servicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Walk-In Counseling Services After Hurricane Katrina: A Program Evaluation

Dass-Brailsford

Thomley²

2015

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma

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This article describes a program for walk-in counseling services (WICS) used after Hurricane Katrina. The program was designed to meet the mental health needs of storm survivors. The psychological changes of survivors were assessed at baseline and 6 months later. We found a significant reduction in depression, anxiety, and trauma symptoms among participants who received WICS. The WICS model might be a feasible cost-effective intervention for individuals without the time or resources to commit to long-term therapy.

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How Brief Does It Get? Walk-In Single Session Therapy

Cited by 38 publications

References 17 publications

Profiles and Service Utilization for Children Accessing a Mental Health Walk-In Clinic versus Usual Care

Profiles and Service Utilization for Children Accessing a Mental Health Walk-In Clinic versus Usual Care

A perspective on consultancy teams and technology in applied sport psychology

Using Walk-In Counseling Services After Hurricane Katrina: A Program Evaluation

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