Current research suggests that, when the appropriate assessment tools are selected, telehealth assessment procedures are considered acceptable and valid. At Upward Behavioral Health, we are proud to offer virtual neurodiversity-affirming autism and ADHD evaluations for children.
Measurement-based care is intended as an approach that ensures repeated, accurate assessment of progress (or lack thereof) in treatment. The use of MBC is one of the core values in Upward’s approach to treatment.
Research on Evidence-Based Psychotherapy (EBP) compares a protocol against another treatment approach in order to demonstrate that the EBP is more effective than the other approach. In order to be considered an EBP, a protocol must repeatedly be demonstrated in well-conducted research studies to be effective at a level that can’t be accounted for by chance. EBPs that are supported again and again by research eventually become known as “gold-standard” treatments and are generally considered by the healthcare community to be the best treatment approaches because they have been demonstrated repeatedly to be the most likely to bring about change or relief for the clients who receive them.
The rise of telehealth has revolutionized access to high-quality mental health care. Just 15 years ago, Upward Behavioral Health would likely have been limited to providing services only to Birmingham residents, or individuals willing and able to drive to Birmingham. Thankfully we are now able to offer care anywhere in Alabama. Our telehealth platform is private, secure and simple to use, even for clients who do not consider themselves to be computer-savvy. If you have an email address and an Internet connection, then chances are that you can use our platform with ease.