Developing the Mental Health Workforce: Review and Application of Training Approaches from Multiple Disciplines
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Strategies specifically designed to facilitate the training of mental health practitioners in evidence-based practices (EBPs) have lagged behind the development of the interventions themselves. The current paper draws from an interdisciplinary literature (including medical training, adult education, and teacher training) to identify useful training and support approaches as well as important conceptual frameworks that may be applied to training in mental health. Theory and research findings are reviewed, which highlight the importance of continued consultation/support following training workshops, congruence between the training content and practitioner experience, and focus on motivational issues. In addition, six individual approaches are presented with careful attention to their empirical foundations and potential applications. Common techniques are highlighted and applications and future directions for mental health workforce training and research are discussed.
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Intensive train-and-hope approaches are unlikely to produce meaningful practitioner behavior change without ongoing consultation or coaching.
“even intensive “train and hope” approaches are unlikely to result in meaningful practitioner behavior change without ongoing consultation or coaching (Beidas & Kendall, 2010; Fixsen et al., 2005; Lyon, Stirman, Kerns, & Bruns, 2011)”
From User‐centered design for psychosocial intervention development and implementation. (2016) · cites this paper as Lyon, Stirman, Kerns, & Bruns, 2011
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- Authors
- Lyon, A. R., Stirman, S. W., Kerns, S. E. U., & Bruns, E. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Washington (US)
- Boston University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lyon, Aaron R.
- Venue
- Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research
- Published
- 2010-12-29
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 238-253
- ISSN
- 0894-587X (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3289
- PMC
- PMC3093447
- OpenAlex
- W2069035758
- Cited by
- 210
- References
- 142
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- FWCI
- 0.97
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (F32MH086978, R00MH080100, K99MH080100, R25MH080916)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- mental health professionals, practitioner training, evidence-based practice, motivation, adult education, teacher professional development, medical training, training workshop
- MeSH terms
- Workforce, Adult, Cooperative Behavior, Diffusion of Innovation, Education, Professional, Humans, Interprofessional Relations, Mental Health, Mental Health Services, Models, Theoretical, Professional Competence, Psychotherapy, Teaching, Program Development, Evidence-Based Practice
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