{"id":22633,"date":"2026-08-05T13:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T17:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenspacehealth.com\/en-ca\/?p=22633"},"modified":"2026-08-06T10:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T14:04:08","slug":"a-practical-guide-to-measurement-based-care-in-substance-use-disorder-treatment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenspacehealth.com\/en-ca\/a-practical-guide-to-measurement-based-care-in-substance-use-disorder-treatment\/","title":{"rendered":"A Practical Guide to Measurement-Based Care in Substance Use Disorder Treatment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Based on Greenspace Health’s educational webinar featuring Dr. Kelli Scott (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine), Dr. Sandra Resnick (Yale University School of Medicine), and Dr. Jessica Barber (Yale University School of Medicine).<\/em><\/p>\n

Substance use disorder (SUD) treatment presents a distinct challenge for clinicians. Progress is rarely linear, recovery looks different for every person, and some of the most important clinical signals, including early disengagement, shifts in motivation, and declining functioning, are easy to miss without a consistent framework for tracking them.<\/p>\n

Measurement-Based Care (MBC) is emerging as one of the most practical tools available to address that gap. Yet its adoption in SUD settings remains inconsistent, often held back by misperceptions, administrative concerns, and a lack of clear guidance on how to get started.<\/p>\n

In a recent educational session, Greenspace Health brought together three leading experts: Dr. Kelli Scott of Northwestern University, and Dr. Sandra Resnick and Dr. Jessica Barber of the Yale Measurement-Based Care Collaborative<\/a>. We gathered the most important insights from the session into this guide on how your organization can implement MBC in practice.<\/p>\n

<\/a>What Is Measurement-Based Care?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Before getting into implementation, it’s worth making sure we’re on the same page about what MBC actually is. Dr. Resnick offered a clear definition during the webinar:<\/p>\n

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\u201cMBC is a collaborative clinical practice that can be integrated into any mental health treatment over time. We use patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) to track progress over time, to increase engagement, and to collaboratively discuss goals and changes to the treatment plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Dr. Resnick and Dr. Barber have developed the Collect, Share, Act<\/strong><\/a> clinical process to guide clinicians in using data collaboratively. It’s exactly what it sounds like: you collect measures, share the results back with clients and have a conversation about them, and then do something with what you learn.<\/p>\n