THE CELESTHEALTH SYSTEM FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND COLLEGE COUNSELING SETTINGS (CHS-MH)

Featuring the Behavioral Health Measure-20� (BHM-20�), the CHS-MH is the most efficient system available for assessing mental health across psychotherapy sessions. Here are some highlights.

• Using the 20 items of the BHM-20, the CHS-MH assesses complete mental health in 2 minutes and may be used at each psychotherapy session. The BHM-20 includes the following scales:
  
  
  • Well-Being--Distress, Life Satisfaction, Motivation.
  • Symptoms--Alcohol/Drug Abuse, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Eating Disorder, Panic Disorder, Suicidality, Risk of Violence.
  • Life Functioning--Work/School, Intimate Relationships, Social Relationships, Life Enjoyment.
    
    
• Using two items of the BHM-20, the Suicide Monitoring Scale (SMS)--developed in collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Counseling Center--assesses suicidality using a color-coded matrix methodology. The SMS provides four risk levels that have been shown to be highly valid and reliable�No Risk, Mild Risk, Moderate Risk, and Severe Risk.
  
  
• Our unique Behavioral Health Profile features a color-coded profile of the client�s mental health based on the BHM-20 scales and subscales. Viewing the Profile, it takes only a few seconds for the clinician and client to understand the current mental health status of the client.
  
  
• An exclusive feature of the CHS-MH and validated in two research studies, the 5-item Psychotherapy Readiness Scale identifies--at the first session--clients who are at risk to do poorly in psychotherapy.
  
  
• The 6-item Therapeutic Bond Scale evaluates the relationship between psychotherapist and client.
  
  
• Our color-coded figures and tables display comprehensive client information in a user-friendly format across psychotherapy sessions.
  
  
• The CHS-MH Administrative Report is available to the center�s administrators. This comprehensive outcomes report provides data for all clients at the center and includes the following: (a) average number of psychotherapy sessions across clients; (b) the number and percentage of clients recovered, improved, deteriorated, and showing no change; (c) the average intake score across clients compared to the score at the most recent session; and (d) a frequency table (number and percentage) showing clients� intake mental health levels (Normal Range, Mild Distress, Moderate Distress, Severe Distress) in comparison to the levels at the most recent session. Administrative Report information is provided for the CHS-MH scales and Global Mental Health.
  
  
• We maintain a national data base with norms on four different populations: normal community adults, adults in outpatient psychotherapy, normal college students, and college students in counseling.
  
  
• We offer free phone consultation with one of our experts regarding the use of CelestHealth instruments.