The Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS): Merging Clinical Practice, Training, and Research

The goal of this article is to present information about a standardized multidimensional measure of psychological symptoms, the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS; Locke et al., 2011; Locke, McAleavey, et al., 2012; McAleavey, Nordberg, Hayes, et al., 2012), developed to a...

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Published in:Psychotherapy (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2015-12, Vol.52 (4), p.432-441
Main Authors: Youn, Soo Jeong, Castonguay, Louis G, Xiao, Henry, Janis, Rebecca, McAleavey, Andrew A, Lockard, Allison J, Locke, Benjamin D, Hayes, Jeffrey A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Assessment Centers
Clinical Practice
Cooperative Behavior
Counseling
Counseling - education
Counseling - methods
Experimentation
Feedback
Human
Humans
Inservice Training - standards
Inservice Training - statistics & numerical data
Interdisciplinary Communication
Mental Disorders - diagnosis
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Monitoring
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - standards
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care) - statistics & numerical data
Personality Assessment - standards
Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data
Psychiatric Symptoms
Psychological Assessment
Psychometrics - statistics & numerical data
Student Health Services - standards
Students - psychology
Translational Medical Research - standards
Translational Medical Research - statistics & numerical data
Treatment Outcomes
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Summary:The goal of this article is to present information about a standardized multidimensional measure of psychological symptoms, the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS; Locke et al., 2011; Locke, McAleavey, et al., 2012; McAleavey, Nordberg, Hayes, et al., 2012), developed to assess difficulties specific to college students' mental health. We provide (a) a brief review and summary of the psychometric and research support for the CCAPS; (b) examples of the use of the CCAPS for various purposes, including clinical, training, policy, and counseling center advocacy; and (c) implications of the integration of routine outcome monitoring and feedback for the future of training, research, and clinical practice. In particular, the article emphasizes how the assimilation of and symbiotic relationship between research and practice can address the scientist-practitioner gap.
ISSN:0033-3204
1939-1536
DOI:10.1037/pst0000029