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Achieving oncology mental health providers' usage of an empirically supported treatment: Lessons learned.

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Andersen, BL; Dorfman, CS; Conley, CC
Published in: Psychooncology
May 2021

OBJECTIVE: There is a need for oncology mental health providers to receive training to use empirically supported psychological treatments (ESTs) with their patients. The purpose of this editorial is to describe "lessons learned" from disseminating-conducting EST trainings-and supporting providers' capacity and confidence to use the EST. METHOD: Processes and outcomes from conducting six, 3-days (18 h) EST training institutes from 2012-2016 are discussed. Institutes trained 166 full time oncology mental health providers from more than 100 different settings. The dissemination was intentionally designed to achieve EST implementation, i.e., therapists' sustained usage of the EST for at least 12 months post training. RESULTS: Previously published discussion and findings show the effort was successful in achieving positive EST dissemination outcomes and sustained EST implementation by providers. Thus, "lessons learned" include discussions of (1) orientation to design education/training to achieve EST usage using theory based aims and outcomes of training efficacy; (2) multimodal, educational strategies used to achieve therapists' positive attitudes toward and self-efficacy to implement the EST; (3) guidance to therapists for adapting the EST to their practice settings while maintaining fidelity; (4) assistance to therapists to identify and problem solve implementation challenges; and (5) using patient reported outcome measures to determine clinical change. CONCLUSION: Our discussion of the plan, methods, and goals of EST training contributes to the science of dissemination/implementation by providing support for (1) theory-informed EST dissemination, and (2) mechanisms of EST implementation. For researchers, our experience may guide future EST dissemination/implementation efforts in psycho-oncology. For therapists, lessons learned provide criteria for evaluating future continuing education options.

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Published In

Psychooncology

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EISSN

1099-1611

Publication Date

May 2021

Volume

30

Issue

5

Start / End Page

794 / 803

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Efficacy
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mental Health
  • Medical Oncology
  • Humans
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Allied Health Personnel
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 1701 Psychology
 

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Andersen, B. L., Dorfman, C. S., & Conley, C. C. (2021). Achieving oncology mental health providers' usage of an empirically supported treatment: Lessons learned. Psychooncology, 30(5), 794–803. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5699
Andersen, Barbara L., Caroline S. Dorfman, and Claire C. Conley. “Achieving oncology mental health providers' usage of an empirically supported treatment: Lessons learned.Psychooncology 30, no. 5 (May 2021): 794–803. https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5699.
Andersen BL, Dorfman CS, Conley CC. Achieving oncology mental health providers' usage of an empirically supported treatment: Lessons learned. Psychooncology. 2021 May;30(5):794–803.
Andersen, Barbara L., et al. “Achieving oncology mental health providers' usage of an empirically supported treatment: Lessons learned.Psychooncology, vol. 30, no. 5, May 2021, pp. 794–803. Pubmed, doi:10.1002/pon.5699.
Andersen BL, Dorfman CS, Conley CC. Achieving oncology mental health providers' usage of an empirically supported treatment: Lessons learned. Psychooncology. 2021 May;30(5):794–803.
Journal cover image

Published In

Psychooncology

DOI

EISSN

1099-1611

Publication Date

May 2021

Volume

30

Issue

5

Start / End Page

794 / 803

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Self Efficacy
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Mental Health
  • Medical Oncology
  • Humans
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Allied Health Personnel
  • 52 Psychology
  • 32 Biomedical and clinical sciences
  • 1701 Psychology