User:Jerethar/sandbox

Doctoring the ADHD Table:

Shelby's Table:

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 * Usability: How easy is the website to use and navigate?
 * Abundance of providers: How many providers there are for a specific area (for example some have one provider for a largely populated zipcode)
 * A+=very high number of providers (1000+ for urban area)
 * A=HIGH
 * B=MODERATE
 * C=LOW
 * Description from providers: Information about their practice, their beliefs about treatment, etc.
 * Website has other resources: Resources about therapy, types of therapy, and mental health conditions in general

Usability
Rankings will be from 1-5 - Jeremiah


 * 5 = Streamlined, easy to understand for anyone.
 * 4 = Fairly easy to understand, yet minor annoyances
 * 3 = Could be easily improved, needlessly difficult to use
 * 2 = Not intuitive, but can be figured out given some time.
 * 1 = Almost impossible to use/does not provide useful information.

Note Many sites have an "Email Me" feature. We may want to send a few therapists an email through the website to see if the website is reliable for getting responses.

APA Psychologist Locator
 * Rank = 3
 * Very bare bones. Seems to work as an information aggregate rather than something helpful.
 * Very wordy, no aesthetics
 * Easy to use, but it requires you to visit the therapist's website, or search them online in order to get information on how they operate.

Network Therapy
 * Rank = 2
 * Poor design. Hard to read
 * Does not seem reliable

GoodTherapy
 * Rank = 5
 * Searchable by a myriad of categories
 * Provides information about different psychological issues
 * Gives a personal note from the therapist
 * Provides a way to contact the therapist through the website.

PsychologyToday
 * Rank = 5
 * very similar to GoodTherapy

SAMHSA
 * Rank = 2.5
 * Poorly designed, but with good intent.
 * The locator map is informative, but it's not intuitive

ADAA
 * Rank = 3
 * Average website.
 * Needlessly complicated at times (too many rabbit holes to follow)
 * Takes some time to get used to. This website is not bad, but less intuitive than the APA site.

SCAAP
 * Rank = 2
 * Takes some time to understand
 * Confusing search methods

ABCT
 * Rank = 3
 * Easy to search initially, but does not seem friendly for casual audiences.
 * Very selective in what types of therapists are there

AACP
 * Rank = 2.5
 * Just a list of names. Not very helpful for finding a therapist.

AAMFT
 * Rank = 2
 * Once again, not particularly useful. Gives a list of names and that's it

IOCDF
 * Rank = 4
 * Helpful and easy to understand.
 * Could be streamlined with fewer links to follow.
 * Strictly for OCD therapists