Able, Willing, and Ready: Practitioner Selection as a Core Component of Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Implementation

Many challenges exist for moving well-researched behavioral health care interventions into routine practice. The match between evidence based practices (EBP) and staff selected to deliver them has emerged as salient. The authors review the literature pertaining to practitioner selection as a core co...

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Published in:Journal of social work practice in the addictions 2007-06, Vol.7 (1-2), p.139-165
Main Authors: Wieder, Barbara L., Boyle, Patrick E., Hrouda, Debra R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
evidence based practice
Health Care Services
IDDT
implementation
Intervention
Mental Illness
Staff selection
Substance Abuse
Treatment Methods
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Summary:Many challenges exist for moving well-researched behavioral health care interventions into routine practice. The match between evidence based practices (EBP) and staff selected to deliver them has emerged as salient. The authors review the literature pertaining to practitioner selection as a core component of EBP implementation and present one state's findings from a national demonstration project studying the implementation of EBPs in the mental health system. Findings specific to practitioner characteristics and selection for the implementation of one EBP, Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment (IDDT), designed to serve adults with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders, are examined.
ISSN:1533-256X
1533-2578
DOI:10.1300/J160v07n01_08