Chief Complaint Oriented Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis in conditions of High Security – an Organisational Case Study Proposal

This poster explores a format for evaluating the efficacy of psychotherapy services for psychosis. A proposal to evaluate, via organisational case analysis, the impact of chief complaint orientated cognitive behavioural... [ view full abstract ]

This poster explores a format for evaluating the efficacy of psychotherapy services for psychosis. A proposal to evaluate, via organisational case analysis, the impact of chief complaint orientated cognitive behavioural therapy for psychosis (C-Co), a high secure (HS) context specific, nurse led mode of CBT for psychosis is offered.  The impact on the individual, those close to them and wider society is debilitating and particularly acute when involving harm to others (MIND, 2010). Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy for Psychosis (CBTp) offers a widely endorsed and efficacious intervention for patients (NICE, 2014). Although existing research indicates that population and context specific modes of high secure forensic CBTp delivery, such as C-Co, are warranted (Bentall and Haddock, 2000), relatively little is known about the impact of these interventions in HS contexts. Whilst also contributing to the applicant’s doctoral studies through the University of Derby, this evaluation study hopes to enhance what is currently known about the application and impact of psychological therapies within HS contexts, particularly with regard to psychosis.

Learning Objectives:

Delegates will learn about:

• The necessity of adopting a pragmatic approach when evaluating the impact of psychotherapies for psychosis
• A proposed pragmatic approach to evaluation using organisational case study