title: Training School Mental Health Providers to Deliver Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Rinad S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Beidas
authors.affiliation: Division of Psychology/Neuropsychology, Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Mychailyszyn
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Julie M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Edmunds
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Muniya S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khanna
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret Mary
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Downey
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Philip C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kendall
keywords: Child and adolescent anxiety; Cognitive-behavioral therapy; Empirically supported treatments; School mental health; Training