Attitudes toward empirically-supported treatments among pastoral mental health care providers: exploratory findings and future directions.
The current study describes the findings of an online survey of pastoral mental health care providers The survey included brief demographic information, and a validated measure of attitudes toward empirically-supported psychological interventions, the Evidence-based Practices Attitude Scale (EBPAS; Aarons, 2004). The responses of 55 pastoral providers' are described and compared to national norms (Aarons et al., 2010). Recommendations for future collaboration between EST developers and pastoral clinicians are provided.
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D002977:Clergy / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010327:Pastoral Care / Q000379:methods*; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011594:Psychometrics; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D029181:Spirituality