More practice, less preach? The role of supervision processes and therapist characteristics in EBP implementation

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 518-529

  Bearman, Sarah Kate ^a   Weisz, John R ^b   Chorpita, Bruce F ^c   Hoagwood, Kimberly ^d   Ward, Alyssa ^c   Ugueto, Ana M ^b   Bernstein, Adam ^c  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical supervision; Evidence based practices; Therapist characteristics; Treatment adherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CONDUCT DISORDER; COUNSELING; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84885960958     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0485-5     Document Type: Article

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