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This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between research on substance abuse treatment programs and what actually goes on in the field of substance abuse treatment. It is aimed at both the academic and practitioner market (as is Perkinson) and it clearly describes how to determine what evidence based practice is and it addresses some of the challenges that practioners and agency directors might face in implementing EBP. The book is well-written and highly practical. It contains two complete case studies that outline two examples of Evidence based practice which will be particularly useful in the course market.
Adoption and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
Adoption and Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices
Despite decades of evidence supporting the efficacy of behaviorally oriented couples counseling, only 4% of substance abuse treatment programs reported using it (Fals-Stewart & Birchler, 2001). … This gap is perpetuated to the extent that internship and degree programs preparing the next generation of substance abuse professionals continue to neglect evidence-based treatment in training. Graduate programs and internships in psychology … may not require students to develop competence in even one empirically validated treatment (Crits-Christoph, Frank, Chambless, Brody, & Karp, 1995), if indeed they address addictions at all during clinical training. (Miller & Brown, 1997; Miller et al., 2006, p. 26)
The quotation above highlights the tremendous challenges facing the evidence-based practice movement. Once a ...
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