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Comparing Agency Leader and Therapist Perspectives on Evidence-Based Practices: Associations with Individual and Organizational Factors in a Mental Health System-Driven Implementation Effort

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Agency leaders and therapists are essential stakeholders in implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) within publicly-funded mental health services. Little is known about how these stakeholders differ in their perceptions of specific EBPs and which individual and organizational factors differentially influence these perceptions. Within the context of a system-driven implementation of multiple EBPs, survey data from 160 leaders and 720 therapists were examined to assess differences in perceptions of six EBPs. Findings indicated that leaders and therapists have unique perspectives and preferences regarding EBPs that are shaped by distinct sociodemographic and professional characteristics and aspects of organizational functioning.

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    Nicole A. Stadnick, Gregory A. Aarons & Lauren Brookman-Frazee

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    Nicole A. Stadnick, Gregory A. Aarons & Lauren Brookman-Frazee

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  5. Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services, Pasadena, CA, USA

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Stadnick, N.A., Lau, A.S., Barnett, M. et al. Comparing Agency Leader and Therapist Perspectives on Evidence-Based Practices: Associations with Individual and Organizational Factors in a Mental Health System-Driven Implementation Effort. Adm Policy Ment Health 45, 447–461 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-017-0835-9

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