LDI Implementation Science Working Group Expands Into Major Initiative
Understanding the Landscape of Behavioral Health Pre-service Training to Inform Evidence-Based Intervention Implementation
Emily M. Becker-Haimes, Kelsie H. Okamura, Constance D. Baldwin, Edward Wahesh, Christopher Schmidt, Rinad S. Beidas
ABSTRACT [FROM JOURNAL]
Reports on the behavioral health workforce highlight the need to enhance evidence-based capacity; evidence-based interventions incorporated into pre-service graduate curricula (coursework and fieldwork) are needed to meet this goal. Improving educational practices across pre-service settings will require understanding of and careful attention to the contextual factors that exert pressure on curricula. The authors believe efforts to change educational practices can be enhanced by application of implementation science principles. This Open Forum delineates...
Boon or Burden: The Effect of Implementing Evidence-Based Practices on Teachers' Emotional Exhaustion
Rachel R. Ouellette, Melanie Pellecchia, Rinad S. Beidas, Rukiya Wideman, Ming Xie, David S. Mandell
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This study examined the association between (1) beginning-of-the-year emotional exhaustion and use of three evidence-based practices (EBP) for children with autism spectrum disorder; and (2) use of these EBP and end-of-year emotional exhaustion among 46 kindergarden to 2nd grade autism support teachers participating in a randomized trial. Emotional exhaustion was measured at the end and beginning of the school year using a subscale of the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Fidelity was measured using monthly observations, coded by research assistants trained to...
Engaging Implementation Science, Behavioral Economics and Mental Health Challenges With Great Alacrity
State Adoption of Incentives to Promote Evidence-Based Practices in Behavioral Health Systems
Rebecca E. Stewart, Steven C. Marcus, Trevor R. Hadley, Brian M. Hepburn, ...
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Penn Team Wins $6.4 Million NIMH Implementation Science Grant
Cost-Saving Workforce Trend vs. Evidence-Based Practice Implementation
The Perfect Storm: Collision of the Business of Mental Health and the Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
Rebecca Stewart, Danielle Adams, David Mandell, Trevor Hadley, Arthur Evans, Ronnie Rubin, Joan Erney, Geoffrey Neimark, Matthew Hurford, Rinad Beidas
In Psychiatric Services, Rebecca Stewart and colleagues, including David Mandell, Trevor Hadley and Rinad Beidas examine how financial factors affect the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in a large urban publicly funded mental health system. They interviewed 33 agency leaders and 16 policymakers, who described financial distress in community mental health agencies, and reported concerns about complex and expensive implementation of EBPs. These stakeholders agree that the cost of implementing EBPs should be shared between the agencies and the health system; however...
Independent Contractors in Public Mental Health Clinics: Implications for Use of Evidence-Based Practices
Rinad Beidas, Rebecca Stewart, Courtney Wolk, Dainelle Adams, Steven Marcus, Arthur Evans, Kamilah Jackson, Geoffrey Neimark, Matthew Hurford, Joan Erney, Ronnie Rubin, Trevor Hadley, Frances Barg, David Mandell
In Psychiatric Services, Rinad Beidas and colleagues, including Steven Marcus, Trevor Hadley and David Mandell analyze the associations of utilizing independent contractors with clinician knowledge and attitudes toward evidence-based practices (EBP), and organizational culture and climate. They also describe the impact of using independent contractors on mental health services delivery from the perspective of organizational leadership. Community mental health clinics are increasingly utilizing independent contractors to provide clinical services. At the same time, many...