Achieving oncology mental health providers' usage of an empirically supported treatment: Lessons learned.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There is a need for oncology mental health providers to receive training to use empirically supported psychological treatments (ESTs) with their patients. The purpose of this editorial is to describe "lessons learned" from disseminating-conducting EST trainings-and supporting providers' capacity and confidence to use the EST.

Method

Processes and outcomes from conducting six, 3-days (18 h) EST training institutes from 2012-2016 are discussed. Institutes trained 166 full time oncology mental health providers from more than 100 different settings. The dissemination was intentionally designed to achieve EST implementation, i.e., therapists' sustained usage of the EST for at least 12 months post training.

Results

Previously published discussion and findings show

SUBMITTER: Andersen BL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8210804 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature