Domiciliary Assessment
An assessment session is usually conducted in the patient’s home.
The treating clinician will also consider whether the treatment approach is likely to be effective.
The results from psychometric, self-report questionnaires help to determine the extent of the patient's psychological problem and are incorporated into an assessment report, which will include a recommended number of sessions, if treatment is indicated.
Domiciliary Treatment – usually 4-6 sessions (6-9 therapy hours)
Psychometric, self-report questionnaires are used at each session to provide a benchmark from which to monitor session by session progress and to inform an end of therapy result.
An End of Therapy report is provided which will include all the psychometric outcome data.
Telephone based triage & Therapy – 1hr triage followed by up to 12 therapy sessions (6 therapy hours)
The telephone triage will be carried out by a psychological therapist, trained to a minimum post-graduate level in a CBT based therapy and experienced in the assessment and treatment of psychological trauma. Usual clinical supervision applies.
Simplified Triage and Final Therapy reports are issued.
Psychological Trauma
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
.... Re-experiencing;
....
Hyperarousal;
.... Nightmares/flashbacks;
.... Avoidance of things associated with the event
Depression
Anxiety
Phobias
.....Driver, passenger, pedestrian, social etc
Intrusive negative thoughts
Loss of confidence
Panic attacks
Anger and irritability
Breakdown in partner/family relations
Stress
Sleep difficulties
Adjustment problems - change in lifestyle; loss
Pain management
Obsessive/compulsive thoughts or actions
Misuse of alcohol.
Practice based evidence is central to the hgp approach.
Internationally recognised psychometric tests are introduced at assessment and at each domiciliary therapy session. These reveal the patient's psychological problems at the outset, provide session by session progress and illustrate an end of therapy result.
The results indicate that a clinically reliable change is effected in the majority of patients who access our service.
"The hgp model promotes a climate of positive change, enabling people to return to normal, day to day living, in the shortest possible time.
Our evidence-based treatment is delivered within a framework of sound knowledge, experience and accountability to the patients and referrers."
Wendy Amey
Managing director
CBT Rehabilitation Ltd