What Motivates Mental Health Clinicians-in-Training to Implement Evidence-Based Assessment? A Survey of Social Work Trainees

Viktor Lushin; Emily M. Becker-Haimes; David Mandell; Jordan Conrad; Victor Kaploun; Sophia Bailey; Ai Bo; Rinad S. Beidas

doi:10.1007/s10488-019-00923-4

What Motivates Mental Health Clinicians-in-Training to Implement Evidence-Based Assessment? A Survey of Social Work Trainees

Viktor Lushin^*, Emily M. Becker-Haimes, David Mandell, Jordan Conrad, Victor Kaploun, Sophia Bailey, Ai Bo, Rinad S. Beidas

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Mental health clinicians do not consistently use evidence-based assessment (EBA), a critical component of accurate case conceptualization and treatment planning. The present study used the Unified Theory of Behavior to examine determinants of intentions to use EBA in clinical practice among a sample of Masters’ level social work trainees (N = 241). Social norms had the largest effect on intentions to use EBA. Injunctive norms in reference to respected colleagues accounted for the most variance in EBA intentions. Findings differed for respondents over 29 years of age versus younger respondents. Implications for implementation strategies and further research are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	411-424
Number of pages	14
Journal	Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
Volume	46
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-019-00923-4
State	Published - May 15 2019

Keywords

Behavioral health
Evidence-based assessment
Measurement-based care
Pre-service implementation strategies

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Psychiatry and Mental health
Health Policy
Phychiatric Mental Health

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Lushin, V., Becker-Haimes, E. M., Mandell, D., Conrad, J., Kaploun, V., Bailey, S., Bo, A., & Beidas, R. S. (2019). What Motivates Mental Health Clinicians-in-Training to Implement Evidence-Based Assessment? A Survey of Social Work Trainees. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 46(3), 411-424. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-019-00923-4

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