Practitioners' Use and Evaluation of Transdiagnostic Youth Psychotherapy Years After Training and Consultation Have Ended

Kristel Thomassin; Lauren K Marchette; John R Weisz

doi:10.1007/s10488-019-00962-x

Practitioners' Use and Evaluation of Transdiagnostic Youth Psychotherapy Years After Training and Consultation Have Ended

Adm Policy Ment Health. 2019 Nov;46(6):821-832. doi: 10.1007/s10488-019-00962-x.

Authors

Kristel Thomassin¹, Lauren K Marchette², John R Weisz³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Psychology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada. Kristel.Thomassin@uoguelph.ca.
² Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
³ Harvard University, Cambridge, USA.

PMID: 31385107
DOI: 10.1007/s10488-019-00962-x

Abstract

We examined practitioners' use of the transdiagnostic Modular Approach to Therapy for Children (MATCH) 7 years after learning MATCH for a clinical trial. The practitioners (N = 29; M_age = 52.10, SD = 12.29, 86% women, 97% white) reported using MATCH with 55% of their caseload; use of the various MATCH modules ranged from 39 to 70%. Use was positively associated with amount of MATCH experience in the trial, perceived effectiveness, and ease of implementation. Patterns of specific module use did not consistently match strength of prior evidence (e.g., exposure was least used of the anxiety modules), suggesting challenges for implementation science.

Keywords: Adolescents; Children; Empirically supported; Psychotherapy; Sustainability.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Child
Female
Humans
Male
Mental Disorders / therapy*
Mental Health Services
Middle Aged
Outcome Assessment, Health Care / methods*
Psychotherapy*
Referral and Consultation*
Surveys and Questionnaires