Problems
The Problems tool lets you measure change from the client's own perspective — in their own words, around the issues that matter most to them.
Measures and problems
Progress and outcome measures provide a validated way of assessing the client. Some are disorder-specific — targeting anxiety, depression, or trauma — while others measure overall distress or emotional wellbeing. These tools are invaluable for clinical governance and benchmarking.
However, validated measures don't always capture the issues most important to the individual client. Being able to measure from the client's own perspective — labelling problems in their own language with detailed explanation — is a very useful complement to standardised measurement.
How problems are captured
SolveFit Tracker facilitates the capture of problems as labelled by the client, including:
- The problem title — in the client's own language
- How long the problem has been an issue
- How severely it is impacting the client's life
During treatment, more problems may come to light that the client wishes to work on. New problems can be added at any point as treatment progresses.
Tracking progress
By creating a new measurement tool bespoke to each client, progress can be tracked session by session. Change on individual problems can be monitored, and the aggregate change viewed alongside validated measure scores — giving a richer, more personalised picture of the client's journey.
See how problems display on the chart (1 min 30 secs)
A note on language
'Problems', 'issues', 'goals', 'solutions' — practitioners may vary in their preference and theoretical orientation. SolveFit Tracker offers both a Problems tool and a Goals tool so the practitioner may choose whichever best fits their approach. The important thing is to monitor change in the key areas the client sought treatment for.