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<jats:p><jats:bold>Aim:</jats:bold> The study's aim was to ascertain how much parents and therapists agree about therapy outcome.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Method:</jats:bold> We contacted 50 recently helped families using postal questionnaires including a 7‐item outcome scale derived from MAISY data system. We used a weighted kappa test to compare parents and therapists views.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results:</jats:bold> Response rate was 63.8%. Observed agreement was 73%, and expected agreement 54%, producing a kappa of 0.42 consistent with moderate parent‐therapist agreement.</jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Discussion:</jats:bold> Results are consistent with parents and therapists having similar perceptions of therapy outcome. It is important to monitor parental and professional views and the extent to which they coincide.</jats:p>