Abstract
Many good projects fail despite good intentions and general support. When projects in addition involve research in clinical environments, the risk is even greater for failure. This is particularly the case when introducing quantitative research into couple and family therapy contexts, challenging core theoretical assumptions of the systemic field. The authors share experiences from a multicenter pilot project regarding implementing systematic feedback at three family therapy units in Norway. The findings are discussed in light of knowledge from implementation and project theories. And it is especially by discussing the implementation failures that the authors wish to convey lessons learned to the reader. Therefore, the presentation mainly focuses on the unit that in particular experienced many ups and downs in the implementation process that are described and discussed through five phases. The chapter identifies barriers and challenges that one should be familiar with before initiating a project, and how these can be met in order to increase the chance of an implementation success.
Adapted from Tilden et al. (2015).
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KOR is a Norwegian acronym for Klient—og resultatstyrt praksis, also called Feedback Informed Therapy, using the ORS (Outcome Rating Scale) and the SRS (Session Rating Scale)—(Duncan et al. 2010).
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Håland, Å.T., Tilden, T. (2017). Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a Feedback System in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Tilden, T., Wampold, B. (eds) Routine Outcome Monitoring in Couple and Family Therapy. European Family Therapy Association Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-50675-3_12
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