Trial reportAdministration and policy in mental health2015
Validity of therapist self-report ratings of fidelity to evidence-based practices for adolescent behavior problems: correspondence between therapists and observers.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- What is fidelity? A systematic review of provider fidelity and its associations with engagement and outcomes in parenting programs.Clinical psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices within Treatment-As-Usual and Evidence-Based Practice Initiatives.Administration and policy in mental health · 2022Pooled it
- Improving voluntary engagement for posttraumatic stress disorder treatment among active-duty service members using motivational enhancement therapy.Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy · 2024Trial
- A Randomized Trial to Identify Accurate Measurement Methods for Adherence to Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy.Behavior therapy · 2022Trial
- Therapist Self-Report of Fidelity to Core Elements of Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems: Psychometrics of a Pragmatic Quality Indicator Tool.Administration and policy in mental health · 2022Trial
- Inconsistent Counselor Fidelity in Delivering an Evidence-Based Adherence Intervention During a PrEP Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- Community Implementation of MI-Enhanced Behavior Therapy for Adolescent ADHD: Linking Fidelity to Effectiveness.Behavior therapy · 2021Trial
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- Assessing Treatment Fidelity within an Epilepsy Randomized Controlled Trial: Seizure First Aid Training for People with Epilepsy Who Visit Emergency Departments.Behavioural neurology · 2019Trial
- Bending the Curve: A Community-Based Behavioral Parent Training Model to Address ADHD-Related Concerns in the Voluntary Sector in Denmark.Journal of abnormal child psychology · 2018Trial
- Benchmarking Family Therapy for Adolescent Behavior Problems in Usual Care: Fidelity, Outcomes, and Therapist Performance Differences.Administration and policy in mental health · 2017Trial
- Randomized Trial of Family Therapy Versus Nonfamily Treatment for Adolescent Behavior Problems in Usual Care.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53 · 2015Trial
- Training Community Therapists in Core Elements of CBT and Family Therapy for Adolescent Externalizing Problems.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Trial
- Linking Adherence to Effectiveness in Family-Based Adolescent ADHD Academic Training and Medication Decision-Making Protocols.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Trial
- Randomized Trial of Academic Training and Medication Decision-Making for Adolescents with ADHD in Usual Care.Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology : the official journal for the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 53Trial
- Therapist self-report reliability and accuracy in individual vs. conjoint systemic family therapy sessions: implications for clinical monitoring.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- The Youth-Focused Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy Adherence Measure: A Multi-Informant, Transdiagnostic, Trans-Manual, Adherence Monitoring Tool.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Article
- Using a Single Measure To Assess Adherence and Differentiation in Family Therapy for Adolescent Externalizing Problems.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Article
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- Should We Use Clinician Self-Report to Tailor Implementation Strategies? Predicting Use of Youth CBT with Clinician Self-Report Versus Direct Observation.Administration and policy in mental health · 2025Article
9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Developing therapist-report fidelity tools to support quality delivery of evidence-based practices in usual care is a top priority for implementation science. This study tested the reliability and accuracy of two groups of community therapists who reported on their use of family therapy (FT) and motivational interviewing/cognitive-behavioral therapy (MI/CBT) interventions during routine treatment of inner-city adolescents with conduct and substance use problems. Study cases (n = 45) were randomized into two conditions: (a) Routine Family Therapy (RFT), consisting of a single site that featured family therapy as its standard of care for behavioral treatment; or (b) Treatment As Usual (TAU), consisting of five sites that featured non-family approaches. Therapists and trained observational raters provided FT and MI/CBT adherence ratings on 157 sessions (104 RFT, 53 TAU). Overall therapist reliability was adequate for averaged FT ratings (ICC = .66) but almost non-existent for MI/CBT (ICC = .06); moreover, both RFT and TAU therapists were more reliable in reporting on FT than on MI/CBT. Both groups of therapists overestimated the extent to which they implemented FT and MI/CBT interventions. Results offer support for the feasibility of using existing therapist-report methods to anchor quality assurance procedures for FT interventions in real-world settings, though not for MI/CBT.
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