TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring Attitudes Toward Empirically Supported Treatment in Real-World Addiction Services
AU - Patterson Silver Wolf, David A.(Adelv Unegv Waya)
AU - Maguin, Eugene
AU - Ramsey, Alex
AU - Stringfellow, Erin
N1 - Funding Information:
The preparation of this article was partially supported by NIH-NIAAA Grant No. 7K23AA017684-04, NIMH T32 MH019960, and NIDA T32 DA01035. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institute on Drug Abuse or the National Institutes of Health.
PY - 2014/4
Y1 - 2014/4
N2 - Mental health workers with favorable attitudes toward empirically supported treatments (ESTs) are more likely to break through implementation barriers. The Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale has been shown to be reliable for mental health workers, but it has not been validated with addiction workers. This study investigates the use of the scale with a convenience sample of addiction workers from 4 agencies in 1 city. Results show that compared to mental health providers, addiction workers were more likely to view ESTs favorably if they were mandated and intuitively appealing. They also tended to rely more heavily on practical experience in forming attitudes toward treatment options. These results might help addiction agencies understand which types of workers are more likely to implement ESTs and inform effective engagement approaches specific to addiction workers.
AB - Mental health workers with favorable attitudes toward empirically supported treatments (ESTs) are more likely to break through implementation barriers. The Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale has been shown to be reliable for mental health workers, but it has not been validated with addiction workers. This study investigates the use of the scale with a convenience sample of addiction workers from 4 agencies in 1 city. Results show that compared to mental health providers, addiction workers were more likely to view ESTs favorably if they were mandated and intuitively appealing. They also tended to rely more heavily on practical experience in forming attitudes toward treatment options. These results might help addiction agencies understand which types of workers are more likely to implement ESTs and inform effective engagement approaches specific to addiction workers.
KW - Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale
KW - addiction workers
KW - empirically supported treatments
KW - evidence-based practice
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84901266383&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1533256X.2014.902717
DO - 10.1080/1533256X.2014.902717
M3 - Article
C2 - 24883048
AN - SCOPUS:84901266383
VL - 14
SP - 141
EP - 154
JO - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
JF - Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions
SN - 1533-256X
IS - 2
ER -