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Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

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01-09-2012 | Original Paper

Evidence-Based Practice Implementation in Community Mental Health Settings: The Relative Importance of Key Domains of Implementation Activity

Authors: William C. Torrey, Gary R. Bond, Gregory J. McHugo, Karin Swain

Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research | Issue 5/2012

Abstract

Implementation research has examined practice prioritization, implementation leadership, workforce development, workflow re-engineering, and practice reinforcement, but not addressed their relative importance as implementation drivers. This study investigated domains of implementation activities and correlated them to implementation success during a large national evidence-based practice implementation project. Implementation success was correlated with active leadership strategically devoted to redesigning the flow of work and reinforcing implementation through measurement and feedback. Relative attention to workforce development was negatively correlated with implementation. Active leaders should focus on redesigning the flow of work to support the implementation and on reinforcing program improvements.

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Title: Evidence-Based Practice Implementation in Community Mental Health Settings: The Relative Importance of Key Domains of Implementation Activity
Authors: William C. Torrey
Gary R. Bond
Gregory J. McHugo
Karin Swain
Publication date: 01-09-2012
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research / Issue 5/2012
Print ISSN: 0894-587X
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-011-0357-9

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