Section V: OUTCOME EVALUATION


Overview

I. Process vs. Outcome Distinction

II. Measuring Process Variables III. Measuring Outcomes IV. Threats to Internal Validity ("How shall I count the ways?")
      Review your "Consumer’s Guide to Evaluating Therapy Studies" V. What IS the marital outcome variable? VI. Assessing Outcome Reliability

Pre- Post- Comparisons:  Technical Issues

I. Making Pre- Post- Comparisons

Use of Control Groups and Ethical Issues
 
I. Alternatives to Control Groups

          A. Treatment on demand (TOD): control over control group
          B. Minimal contact agreements
          C. Non-specific controls

II. Ethical Issues in Marital Therapy