Perspectives on Psychological Science

Delivery Systems Can Determine Therapy Cost, and Effectiveness, More Than Type of Therapy

Abstract

We should go further than Kazdin and Blase (2011) in emphasizing the importance of the costs and effectiveness of alternative delivery systems for therapies. I propose that the manner in which therapy is delivered often determines its cost, and its effectiveness, more than the type of therapy delivered. In this article, I illustrate this argument through compiled research and describe several inexpensive delivery systems with the aid of metaphors.