Feedback-informed treatment and autonomy supportiveness: Effects on children s psychological outcomes.

PURPOSE: Examine the importance of feedback, specifically the perception of parental autonomy support, to reduce youths' premature treatment dropout.

DESIGN AND METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted, utilizing the convenience-purposive sample of 60 patient charts. Individuals were seen between October 2014 and July 2015 in a community clinic utilizing a treatment approach known as feedback-informed treatment (FIT).

FINDINGS: Clients found to have high paternal involvement reported better overall well-being and lower levels of distress.

CONCLUSIONS: The construct of parental autonomy support, when combined with a FIT treatment model, is a promising approach to lower the rate of early treatment termination.