TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - Training school mental health providers to deliver cognitive-behavioral therapy JO - School mental health A1 - Beidas, Rinad S. A1 - Mychailyszyn, Matthew P. A1 - Edmunds, Julie M. A1 - Khanna, Muniya S. A1 - Downey, Margaret Mary A1 - Kendall, Philip C. SP - 197 EP - 206 VL - 4 IS - 4 N2 - Anxiety disorders are among the most prevalent mental health difficulties experienced by youth. A well-established literature has identified cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) as the gold-standard psychosocial treatment for youth anxiety disorders. Access to CBT in community clinics is limited, but a potential venue for the provision of CBT for child anxiety disorders is the school setting. The present study examined a subset of data from a larger study in which therapists from a variety of settings, including schools, were trained in CBT for child anxiety (N = 17). The study investigated the relationship between provider- and organizational-level variables associated with training and implementation among school mental health providers. The present findings indicate a positive relationship between provider attitudes and adherence to CBT. Self-reported barriers to implementation were also identified. Integrating CBT into school mental health providers' repertoires through training and consultation is a critical step for dissemination and implementation of empirically supported psychosocial treatments.

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LA - en SN - 1866-2625 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12310-012-9074-0 ID - ref1 ER -