Sarah A Frankel1, Ramaris E German1, Torrey A Creed1, Kelly L Green1, Shari Jager-Hyman1, Kristin P Taylor2, Abby D Adler1, Courtney B Wolk3, Shannon W Stirman4, Scott H Waltman1, Michael A Williston1, Rachel Sherrill1, Arthur C Evans5, Aaron T Beck1. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3535 Market Street Floor 2, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 2. Corporal Michael J. Crescenz Veteran's Administration Medical Center, 3900 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 3. Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. 3535 Market Street, Floor 3, Philadelphia, PA 19104. 4. Women's Health Sciences Division, National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, VA Boston Healthcare System, (116B-3), 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, 02130. 5. Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services, 801 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Progress bringing evidence-based practice (EBP) to community behavioral health (CBH) has been slow. This study investigated feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity outcomes of a program to implement transdiagnostic cognitive therapy (CT) across diverse CBH settings, in response to a policy shift toward EBP. METHOD: Clinicians (n = 348) from 30 CBH programs participated in workshops and 6 months of consultation. Clinician retention was examined to assess feasibility, and clinician feedback and attitudes were evaluated to assess implementation acceptability. Experts rated clinicians' work samples at baseline, mid-, and end-of-consultation with the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale (CTRS) to assess fidelity. RESULTS: Feasibility was demonstrated through high program retention (i.e., only 4.9% of clinicians withdrew). Turnover of clinicians who participated was low (13.5%) compared to typical CBH turnover rates, even during the high-demand training period. Clinicians reported high acceptability of EBP and CT, and self-reported comfort using CT improved significantly over time. Most clinicians (79.6%) reached established benchmarks of CT competency by the final assessment point. Mixed-effects hierarchical linear models indicated that CTRS scores increased significantly from baseline to the competency assessment (p < .001), on average by 18.65 points. Outcomes did not vary significantly between settings (i.e., outpatient vs. other). CONCLUSIONS: Even clinicians motivated by policy-change rather than self-nomination may feasibly be trained to deliver a case-conceptualization driven EBP with high levels of competency and acceptability. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).
OBJECTIVE: Progress bringing evidence-based practice (EBP) to community behavioral health (CBH) has been slow. This study investigated feasibility, acceptability, and fidelity outcomes of a program to implement transdiagnostic cognitive therapy (CT) across diverse CBH settings, in response to a policy shift toward EBP. METHOD: Clinicians (n = 348) from 30 CBH programs participated in workshops and 6 months of consultation. Clinician retention was examined to assess feasibility, and clinician feedback and attitudes were evaluated to assess implementation acceptability. Experts rated clinicians' work samples at baseline, mid-, and end-of-consultation with the Cognitive Therapy Rating Scale (CTRS) to assess fidelity. RESULTS: Feasibility was demonstrated through high program retention (i.e., only 4.9% of clinicians withdrew). Turnover of clinicians who participated was low (13.5%) compared to typical CBH turnover rates, even during the high-demand training period. Clinicians reported high acceptability of EBP and CT, and self-reported comfort using CT improved significantly over time. Most clinicians (79.6%) reached established benchmarks of CT competency by the final assessment point. Mixed-effects hierarchical linear models indicated that CTRS scores increased significantly from baseline to the competency assessment (p < .001), on average by 18.65 points. Outcomes did not vary significantly between settings (i.e., outpatient vs. other). CONCLUSIONS: Even clinicians motivated by policy-change rather than self-nomination may feasibly be trained to deliver a case-conceptualization driven EBP with high levels of competency and acceptability. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).
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