Pragmatic Research Network

Welcome to the Pragmatic Research Network (PRN) Blog

The Pragmatic Research Network (PRN) is an international collaboration of mental health professionals dedicated to the improvement in quality of mental health services through the organised systematic utilization of robust feedback measurement systems to inform progress in treatment. The central purpose of the Pragmatic Research Network is to provide a focus for research into the effectiveness of treatments in naturalistic settings across diverse populations.

Aims of the Pragmatic Research Network (PRN)

To actively promote and encourage the use of internationally recognised valid and reliable sessional measurement instruments for feedback on progress in treatment and on the quality of the therapeutic alliance between service provider and service user

To offer training and guidance to service providers on the introduction, routine use and interpretation of sessional measurement instruments

To actively promote and encourage proximal research and publication into the delivery of effective psychological treatments in naturalistic settings across diverse populations

To provide a central point for collation of robust data to inform the research process

To promote the concept of the “clinician researcher”

To improve services for service users internationally

The PRN uses an outcomes management system to allow collaboration of members across the internet and to encourage and promote the gathering of high quality robust sessional feedback on progress in treatment from the frontline of psychological treatment services. The current membership is involved in the delivery of services across many sectors, including private practitioners, primary care services, personal injury services, workplace counselling, voluntary sector, crisis centers and many more.

The new website is under construction and will be announced shortly. Meanwhile, all new information will be posted on this blog.

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Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Procrastination

Oh dear, this is what it's like working towards submitting dissertations eh!

Sunday, 13 March 2011

Innovations in data collection Part 3

The new possibilities available through secure data collection via email are endless. With so many people having email accounts it means service users can be asked to fill out screening questionnaires in advance of appointments, making the data available to the service provider even before the session has started. The ability to follow up with cases in a very simple way via an email message acting as a prompt is a wonderful asset. Gathering data from group work can also be facilitated in a much easier manner.
Well done to CORE Information Management Systems for this neat development.

Best wishes,

Bill Andrews

Innovations in Data Collection Part 2

This short film explains how the email feature within CORE Net works.
Members of the Pragmatic Research Network can obtain the 'practice' login details directly from Bill Andrews where they can then test out this system. Simply open this training film in 1 browser and open CORE Net in another and then toggle between the 2. It's real easy.

Best wishes,

Bill