Who can use the SCIP?
Mental health professionals—such as psychiatrists, psychiatry residents, psychologists, therapists, clinical social workers, counselors, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, mental health researchers, and others—with at least one year of clinical experience (in settings like inpatient, outpatient, day hospital, or any facility that cares for patients with mental disorders) are eligible to use the SCIP scales in one of two ways:
- Self-Trained SCIP Users: Mental health professionals who read the SCIP manual, watch the accompanying videos, and score at least 80% on the manual competency test are eligible to use the SCIP instrument.
Manual for the Standard for Clinicians’ Interview in Psychiatry (SCIP): A New Assessment Tool for
Measurement-Based Care (MBC) and Personalized Medicine in Psychiatry (PMP), published by
Springer.
ISBN 978-3-030-94929-7 ISBN 978-3-030-94930-3 (eBook)
The SCIP Manual Link and DOI:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-94930-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94930-3
The manual is available on Amazon. Go to Amazon.com/books/Aboraya
2. Formally-Trained SCIP Users: Mental health professionals who have successfully
completed the measurement-based care (MBC) training course offered by West Virginia
University (WVU) through their continuing medical education (CME) web courses are
also eligible to use the SCIP instrument.
