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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-11-2014 | Original Article

Providers’ Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practices: Is it Just About Providers, or Do Practices Matter, Too?

Authors: Michael E. J. Reding, Bruce F. Chorpita, Anna S. Lau, Debbie Innes-Gomberg

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 6/2014

Abstract

Evidence-based practice (EBP) attitudes were measured in a sample of Los Angeles County mental health service providers. Three types of data were collected: provider demographic characteristics, attitudes toward EBP in general, and attitudes toward specific EBPs being implemented in the county. Providers could reliably rate characteristics of specific EBPs, and these ratings differed across interventions. Preliminary implementation data indicate that appealing features of an EBP relate to the degree to which providers use it. These findings suggest that assessing EBP-specific attitudes is feasible and may offer implementation-relevant information beyond that gained solely from providers’ general attitudes toward EBP.

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Title: Providers’ Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practices: Is it Just About Providers, or Do Practices Matter, Too?
Authors: Michael E. J. Reding
Bruce F. Chorpita
Anna S. Lau
Debbie Innes-Gomberg
Publication date: 01-11-2014
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 6/2014
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-013-0525-1

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