NCJ Number
235756
Editor(s)
John Morris, M.S.W.,
Stephen Day, M.S.W.,
Sonja K. Schoenwald, Ph.D.
Date Published
2010
Length
148 pages
Annotation
This manual is intended to enhance independence, self-sufficiency, and community living for people with disabilities through the implementation and approaches of best practice series and segments.
Abstract
Although originally intended to support mental health programs for individuals diagnosed with mental and substance-use conditions, issues in implementing evidence-based practices cut across broader segments of human services, so this second edition has a broader reach. The first chapter defines evidence-based practices and explains why they should be used. The second chapter considers how the movement toward evidence-based practice fits with concepts of recovery, resilience, and cultural competence. The third chapter explains the terms used to describe various approach to evidence-based practices, followed by a chapter with some examples of evidence-based practices. The fifth chapter examines how a program chooses an evidence-based practice for implementation and what is involved in that implementation. This is followed by a chapter that assists practitioners in changing their practice to an evidence-based approach. The seventh chapter focuses on organizational or structural issues that can influence whether or not the implementation of evidence-based practices is successful. The concluding chapter discusses how progress in implementing evidence-based practices can be sustained. The appendixes contain the following material: general organization index criteria, a Multisystemic therapy site assessment checklist, how to read and understand the scientific literature, a bibliography, and listings of the consultant/advisors for the first edition and biographical sketches of the authors.