Practitioners' views and use of evidence-based treatment: Positive attitudes but missed opportunities in children's services

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 368-378

  Thomas, Rae ^a,b   Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie J ^b   Chaffin, Mark ^c  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare services; Community practitioners; Evidence based treatments

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL WORK;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUEENSLAND; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 84898452486     PISSN: 0894587X     EISSN: 15733289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-013-0471-y     Document Type: Article

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