Depression
Conditions
Keywords
Implementation, facilitation, psychotherapy, training
Brief summary
The investigators propose to test the effect of external facilitation on the extent that brief cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for depression is incorporated into routine practice in primary care and community based clinics in the VA. The investigators will provide training in brief CBT to mental health providers in participating clinics. To the investigators' knowledge, this will be the first study of the effect of external facilitation on outcomes of a training intervention.
Detailed description
We will test the effect of external facilitation on the extent that brief CBT for depression is incorporated into routine practice in primary care and community based clinics in the VA. We will provide training in brief CBT to mental health providers in participating clinics. To our knowledge, this will be the first study of the effect of external facilitation on outcomes of a training intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALExternal facilitation
Study facilitator meets regularly with therapists to aid implementation of CBT
Sponsors
South Central VA Mental Illness Research, Education & Clinical Center
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* mental health clinicians in selected clinics who do or are willing to do psychotherapy.
Exclusion criteria
* clinicians who do not do psychotherapy in eligible clinics.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CBT progress notes | Monthly post-training for 6 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed