title: Placing Evidence-Based Interventions at the Fingertips of School Social Workers.
abstract: Through a university-community collaborative partnership, the perceived needs of evidence-based practices (EBPs) among school social workers (SSWs) in a large school district in central Florida was assessed. A survey (response rate = 83.6%) found that although 70% of SSWs claim to use EBPs in their everyday practice, 40% do not know where to find them, which may partially explain why 78% of respondents claim to spend 1 to 4 h every week looking for adequate EBPs. From this needs assessment, the translational model was used to address these perceived needs. A systematic review of the literature found 40 tier 2 EBPs, most of which (23%) target substance use, abuse, and dependence. After discussion with academic and community partners, the stakeholders designed, discussed, and implemented a searchable, online, password-protected, interface of these tier 2 EBPs, named Evidence-Based Intervention Toolkit (eBIT). Lessons learned, future directions, and implications of this "one-stop shop" for behavioral health are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, USA. hlopezca@health.usf.edu.|Department of Community and Family Health, College of Public Health, USF, Tampa, FL, USA. hlopezca@health.usf.edu.|National Secretariat for Science, Technology, and Innovation (SENACYT), Panama, Republic of Panama. hlopezca@health.usf.edu.|, 13201 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., MDC56, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. hlopezca@health.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Humberto López
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.affiliation: Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, USA.|Florida Prevention Research Center, College of Public Health, USF, Tampa, FL, USA.|Behavioral Health and Wellness, Operation PAR, Inc., Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Tommi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rivers
authors.affiliation: Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, USA.|School of Social Work, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, USF, Tampa, FL, USA.|School Social Work Services, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Randall
authors.affiliation: School Social Work Services, Hillsborough County Public Schools, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gaughan
authors.affiliation: Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, USF, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Tiina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ojanen
authors.affiliation: Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, USF, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Oliver Tom
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Massey
authors.affiliation: Institute for Translational Research in Adolescent Behavioral Health, University of South Florida (USF), Tampa, FL, USA.|Department of Child and Family Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, USF, Tampa, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Donna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D006801:Humans; D012574:Schools; D000068217:Social Workers
keywords: Dissemination research; Evidence-based practices; Implementation research; School; Social work