Delivering cognitive analytic consultancy to community mental health teams: Initial practice-based evidence from a multi-site evaluation.

Objectives: This study sought to employ the hourglass model to frame the methodological evolution of outcome studies concerning 5-session cognitive analytic consultancy (CAC).

Design: Pre-post mixed methods evaluation (study one) and mixed methods case series (study two).

Methods: In study one, three sites generated acceptability and pre-post effectiveness outcomes from N = 58 care dyads, supplemented with qualitative interviewing.