Sustaining clinician penetration, attitudes and knowledge in cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth anxiety.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Questions remain regarding the sustainment of evidence-based practices following implementation. The present study examined the sustainment of community clinicians' implementation (i.e., penetration) of cognitive-behavioral therapy, attitudes toward evidence-based practices, and knowledge of cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth anxiety two years following training and consultation in cognitive-behavioral therapy for youth anxiety.

Methods

Of the original 115 participants, 50 individuals (43%) participated in the two-year follow-up. A t- test examined sustainment in penetration over time. Hierarchical linear modeling examined sustainment in knowledge and attitudes over time. Time spent in consultation sessions was examined as a potential moderator of the change i

SUBMITTER: Edmunds JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4223397 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature