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Exchange December 2012, Institute For Public Service Dec 2012

Exchange December 2012, Institute For Public Service

The Exchange Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Stimulus, Fall/Winter 2012, Ut College Of Social Work Oct 2012

Stimulus, Fall/Winter 2012, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.


The Organizational Social Context Of Mental Health Services And Clinician Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practice: A United States National Study, Gregory A. Aarons, Charles Glisson, Phillip D. Green, Kimberly Hoagwood, Kelly J. Kelleher, John A. Landsverk Jun 2012

The Organizational Social Context Of Mental Health Services And Clinician Attitudes Toward Evidence-Based Practice: A United States National Study, Gregory A. Aarons, Charles Glisson, Phillip D. Green, Kimberly Hoagwood, Kelly J. Kelleher, John A. Landsverk

Social Work Publications and Other Works

Background

Evidence-based practices have not been routinely adopted in community mental health organizations despite the support of scientific evidence and in some cases even legislative or regulatory action. We examined the association of clinician attitudes toward evidence-based practice with organizational culture, climate, and other characteristics in a nationally representative sample of mental health organizations in the United States.

Methods

In-person, group-administered surveys were conducted with a sample of 1,112 mental health service providers in a nationwide sample of 100 mental health service institutions in 26 states in the United States. The study examines these associations with a two-level Hierarchical Linear …


Hiv Aids And Substance Abuse Primary Prevention In Minority Adolescents, John Wodarski, Sam Macmaster May 2012

Hiv Aids And Substance Abuse Primary Prevention In Minority Adolescents, John Wodarski, Sam Macmaster

Social Work Publications and Other Works

Introduction

The research prevention project entitled “HIV/AIDS and Substance Abuse Primary Prevention in Minority Adolescents”, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), targets minority male and female adolescents 12-17 years old in the implementation and evaluation of a program designed to prevent adolescents from engaging in substance abuse and sexual activities which place them as risk for contracting the HIV/AIDS virus. The five-year intervention will serve 750 adolescents and 750 parents.

Materials and methods

The program combines the effects of a program that consists of two evidence-based primary components: 1) refusal skills training and education for …


Stimulus, Spring/Summer 2012, Ut College Of Social Work Apr 2012

Stimulus, Spring/Summer 2012, Ut College Of Social Work

Stimulus Alumni Newsletter

No abstract provided.