title: Can Learning Collaboratives Support Implementation by Rewiring Professional Networks?
abstract: This study examined how a learning collaborative focusing on trauma-focused CBT (TF-CBT) impacted advice-seeking patterns between clinicians and three key learning sources: (1) training experts who share technical knowledge about TF-CBT, (2) peers from other participating organizations who share their implementation experiences, and (3) colleagues from their own agency who provide social and professional support. Based on surveys administered to 132 clinicians from 32 agencies, participants' professional networks changed slightly over time by forming new advice-seeking relationships with training experts. While small, these changes at the clinician-level yielded substantial changes in the structure of the regional advice network.
authors.affiliation: College of Social Work, Ohio State University, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. Bunger.5@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Alicia C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Bunger
authors.affiliation: National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
authors.forename: Rochelle F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hanson
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Doogan
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, Center for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Byron J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.affiliation: College of Social Work, Ohio State University, 1947 College Road, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA.
authors.forename: Yiwen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.affiliation: Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.
authors.forename: Jerry
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy / Q000193:education*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D010379:Peer Group; D000067073:Psychological Trauma / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012944:Social Support
keywords: Implementation; Implementation strategies; Learning collaborative; Mental health; Social networks