A Statewide Common Elements Initiative for Children’s Mental Health

Many evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for child and adolescent mental health disorders have been developed, but few are available in public mental health settings. This paper describes initial implementation outcomes for a state-funded effort in Washington State to increase EBT availability, via a c...

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Published in:The journal of behavioral health services & research 2016-04, Vol.43 (2), p.246-261
Main Authors: Dorsey, Shannon, Berliner, Lucy, Lyon, Aaron R., Pullmann, Michael D., Murray, Laura K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety
Anxiety-Depression
Behavior
Behavior disorders
Behavior problems
Behavioral sciences
Child
Child & adolescent mental health
Children
Children & youth
Clinical outcomes
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Community and Environmental Psychology
Consultation
Depression
Evidence based
Evidence-based medicine
Evidence-Based Practice
Evidence-based psychiatry
Experts
Health Care Surveys
Health Informatics
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health Psychology
Health services
Humans
Initiatives
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental depression
Mental disorders
Mental Disorders - psychology
Mental Disorders - therapy
Mental Health
Mental health care
Post traumatic stress disorder
Professional consultation
Psychiatry
Public Health
Public sector
Sex crimes
Studies
Training
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Summary:Many evidence-based treatments (EBTs) for child and adolescent mental health disorders have been developed, but few are available in public mental health settings. This paper describes initial implementation outcomes for a state-funded effort in Washington State to increase EBT availability, via a common elements training and consultation approach focused on four major problem areas (anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and behavioral problems). Clinicians ( N  = 180) reported significant improvement in their ability to assess and treat all problem areas at post-consultation. Clinicians from organizations with a supervisor-level “EBT champion” had higher baseline scores on a range of outcomes, but many differences disappeared at post-consultation. Outcomes suggest that a common elements initiative, which includes training and consultation, may positively impact clinician-level outcomes and that having “in-house” EBT expertise may provide additional benefits.
ISSN:1094-3412
1556-3308
DOI:10.1007/s11414-014-9430-y