Perspectives of Internship Training Directors on the Use of Progress Monitoring Measures

In the past decade, there have been key advances in research supporting the use of tools referred to as progress monitoring (PM) measures to track client change. Given that training is central in shaping future clinical practices, it is important to determine how PM measures are being incorporated into training experiences. The current study investigated PM use at predoctoral internship sites across the United States and Canada. Survey responses from 238 training directors indicated that 61.4% had never used PM (nonusers), 12.2% were at internship sites that had previously used a measure but were not currently (previous users), and 26.5% were at sites where PM measures were currently implemented (users). Barriers to use focused primarily on practical issues (e.g., resource constraints) rather than concerns related to the empirical validity or clinical utility of PM measures. Support from administrators was identified as a key facilitator both in the introduction and ongoing use of PM measures. Users indicated that PM measures are the most useful for the following practices: (a) tracking client change; (b) helping with clients who are not progressing as expected; and (c) informing supervision. Users ranked PM measures as being the third most important method for trainees to use for monitoring client change, following client reported improvement and clinical judgment. Almost all users (93.7%) indicated that they would likely recommend PM measures to other sites. Training implications and recommendations for stakeholders are discussed. Nous avons assisté au cours de la dernière décennie à des avancées clés en matière de recherche soutenant l'utilisation de mesures de suivi des progrès afin de suivre l'évolution des clients. Étant donné que la formation joue un rôle central dans la formulation de futures pratiques cliniques, il est important de déterminer comment les mesures de suivi des progrès seront intégrées aux expériences de formation. La présente étude a examiné l'utilisation des mesures de suivi des progrès dans des sites d'internat prédoctoral à travers les États-Unis et le Canada. Les réponses de sondage provenant de 238 directeurs de formation ont indiqué que 61,4 % n'avaient jamais utilisé le suivi des progrès (non-utilisateurs), 12,2 % se trouvaient dans des sites d'internat ayant déjà utilisé une forme de suivi des progrès dans le passé mais pas à l'heure actuelle (anciens utilisateurs), et 26,5 % étaient dans des sites où des mesures de suivi de