Confirmatory factor analysis of the Evidence-Based Practice Attitudes Scale with school-based behavioral health consultants.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS) is a widely used tool, but it has not been adapted and validated for use in schools, the most common setting where youth access behavioral health services. This study examined the factor structure, psychometric properties, and criterion-related validity of the school-adapted EBPAS in a sample of school-based behavioral health consultants. METHOD:A research team comprised of experts in implementation of evidence-based practices in schools along with the original developer adapted the EBPAS for the school setting. The adapted instrument was administered to a representative sample (n = 196) of school-based behavioral health consultants to assess the reliability and structural validity via a series of confirmatory factor analyses. R

SUBMITTER: Cook CR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6106841 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature