PSY-8507: Comparative Analysis of Evidence-based Interventions

Williams, N. J., Wolk, C. B., Becker-Haimes, E. M., & Beidas, R. S. (2020). Testing a theory of strategic implementation leadership, implementation climate, and clinicians’ use of evidence-based practice: A 5-year panel analysis. Implementation Science, 15(1), 1-16.
This article will focus on how as the leader of your agency/organization, you can control the climate. It will discuss the importance of your commitment to, support for, and perseverance to the practices you select.

Crowe, C., Collie, C., Johnson, C., & Wiltsey Stirman, S. (2020). An intervention mapping process to increase evidence-based psychotherapy within a complex healthcare system. American Psychologist, 75(8), 1116–1129.
This article will allow you to review an intervention mapping process within the Veterans Health Administrations. Implementing evidence-based practices in large systems can present unique challenges. This article will present recommended strategies to increase buy-in and support for evidence-based practices in large health care systems.

Skriner, L. C., Wolk, C. B., Stewart, R. E., Adams, D. R., Rubin, R. M., Evans, A. C., & Beidas, R. S. (2018). Therapist and organizational factors associated with participation in evidence-based Practice initiatives in a large urban publicly-funded mental health system. The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 45(2), 174–186.
This article will help you to understand what variables (therapist and organization level) predict participation in and use of evidence-based practices. As with the above article, you will again focus your attention on a large and public mental health setting. Through this article, you will also consider what to do if you are situated in an organizational setting where the adoption of evidence-based practice is not widely accepted or mandated.

Brabson, L. A., Harris, J. L., Lindhiem, O., & Herschell, A. D. (2020). Workforce turnover in community behavioral health agencies in the USA: A systematic review with recommendations. Clinical Child & Family Psychology Review, 23(3), 297–315.
What is the role of the implementation of evidence-based practice in workforce turnover? This article will focus on the factors that contribute to turnover in behavioral settings and what the impacts of turnover are for your agency as well as the clients you serve.