Treatment Fidelity & Adaptation

Details

Date/Time: April 10th, 12:30-2pm ET

Panelists: Drs. Bryce McLeod, Michael Southam-Gerow, & Shannon Wiltsey Stirman

Panel Recording

A recording of this panel is available by clicking here.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify key elements of a large-scale fidelity monitoring plan
  2. Describe the state of the behavioral health workforce
  3. Define the components of treatment integrity
  4. Describe the role treatment integrity can play in quality improvement
  5. Describe the nature of the relationships between fidelity, adaptation, and treatment outcomes
  6. Identify key considerations when adapting interventions in routine care

Recommended Readings

Becker, K. D., & Stirman, S. W. (2011). The science of training in evidence-based treatments in the context of implementation programs: Current status and prospects for the future. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 38(4), 217–222. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-011-0361-0

Marques, L., Valentine, S. E., Kaysen, D., Mackintosh, M.-A., Dixon De Silva, L. E., Ahles, E. M., Youn, S. J., Shtasel, D. L., Simon, N. M., & Wiltsey-Stirman, S. (2019). Provider fidelity and modifications to cognitive processing therapy in a diverse community health clinic: Associations with clinical change. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(4), 357–369. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000384

McLeod, B. D., Cook, C. R., Sutherland, K. S., Lyon, A. R., Dopp, A., Broda, M., & Beidas, R. S. (2022). A theory-informed approach to locally managed learning school systems: Integrating treatment integrity and youth mental health outcome data to promote youth mental health. School Mental Health, 14(1), 88–102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-021-09413-1

McLeod, B. D., Porter, N., Hogue, A., Becker-Haimes, E. M., & Jensen-Doss, A. (2023). What is the status of multi-informant treatment fidelity research? Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 52(1), 74–94. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2022.2151713

McLeod, B. D., Southam-Gerow, M. A., Tully, C. B., Rodríguez, A., & Smith, M. M. (2013). Making a case for treatment integrity as a psychosocial treatment quality indicator for youth mental health care. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 20(1), 14–32. https://doi.org/10.1111/cpsp.12020

Yu, S. H., Brookman-Frazee, L., Kim, J. J., Barnett, M. L., Wright, B., & Lau, A. S. (2022). Therapist adaptations to evidence-based practices and associations with implementation outcomes in child therapy sessions. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 90(1), 39–50. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000667