title: Evaluation of a treatment manual and workshops for disseminating, parent-child interaction therapy.
abstract: This study's main purposes were to: (a) evaluate a treatment manual as a dissemination strategy, (b) compare two workshop formats for evidence-based treatment (EBT) training, and (c) provide preliminary data on therapist characteristics potentially associated with successful EBT adoption. Forty-two community-based clinicians were assigned to one of two training groups (didactic or experiential). Behavior observation and self-report data were collected at four time points. Results suggest that reading a treatment manual is useful, but not sufficient. Experiential and didactic training were equally effective in increasing knowledge, skill, and satisfaction; however, after a 2-day training, few participants demonstrated mastery of skills.
authors.affiliation: Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. herschellad@upmc.edu
authors.forename: Amy D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Herschell
authors.forename: Cheryl B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: McNeil
authors.forename: Anthony J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Urquiza
authors.forename: Jean M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McGrath
authors.forename: Nancy M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Zebell
authors.forename: Susan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Timmer
authors.forename: Alissa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Porter
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000628:therapy*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008297:Male; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D015203:Reproducibility of Results