Statewide dissemination of an evidence-based practice using Breakthrough Series Collaboratives

Jason M. Lang, Robert P. Franks, Carrie Epstein, Carla Stover and Jason A. Oliver

Children and Youth Services Review, 2015, vol. 55, issue C, 201-209

Abstract: The emerging field of implementation science has begun to inform the increasing efforts to disseminate evidence-based practices. The Breakthrough Series Collaborative (BSC) model was used to disseminate trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) across Connecticut over three years. Participants were 179 outpatient clinical staff across 16 community-based agencies that implemented TF-CBT. A total of 588 children and families received TF-CBT. Children completing treatment showed significant reductions in PTSD and depression symptoms. Quantitative and qualitative data about the BSC model are presented. The BSC is a promising approach for dissemination of evidence-based practices, and recommendations for additional research on BSCs and sustainment of evidence-based practices are made.

Keywords: Implementation; Dissemination; Evidence-based treatment; TF-CBT; Learning collaborative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.06.005

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