Psychology Survey Tips

In the last article, we started listing off some of the many reasons that our surveys can be invaluable for those that work in mental health services, especially psychologists and psychiatrists. Below, we'll continue to list off some of these benefits. They include: Information for the Next Session – Before you start a session, you can also look at their reports and see if you notice anything interesting worth talking about.

For example, if the person had a very down week, you can talk to them about why it occurred. If they've shown improvement, you can talk about something else. There are ample ways to use that information as you need it.

Emails When Criteria Are Triggered – You can also set it up to email you when various criteria are triggered. This is especially useful when you have patients with depression. If they ever send out very low scores, or they fail to complete their survey multiple times in a row, you can try to contact them or notify someone that matters that they may be in danger.

There are many ways you can use this email service as you need it, including asking "would you like an emergency appointment" or something of that nature. Accountability – Requiring surveys and sending them often can also service as a reminder that the patient needs to keep at their treatment. This is especially useful if you have medicines the patient needs to take or things they need to be focused on at home.

Once they've left your office, many patients will go back to their stressful lives. Surveys are an immediate reminder that they need to do more if they want to truly find relief. Actual Reminders – It's also possible to program in actual reminders for each patient, if necessary.

In some cases it can be "did you take your medicine? If not, do so now." In other cases it can be a note that you need to leave them to remind them to do some sort of exercise. You can also enter in inspirational quotes or something that gets their mind off on the right track.

While they may not be wild about filling out their surveys often, in many ways these surveys are providing your clients with information even when you're not there. Reduce Phone Calls – Finally, surveys should reduce some extra phone calls that many mental health practitioners receive from patients that feel they need to discuss something with you. We'll continue this in the next article.