Molly Davis, Amy So, Gillian C Dysart, Karen T G Schwartz, Rebecca M Kanine, Jason D Jones, Courtney Benjamin Wolk, Jami F Young
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Abstract
Objective: The goal of this study was to evaluate the implementation of a school-based, telehealth-delivered depression prevention program (interpersonal psychotherapy-adolescent skills training).
Methods: Adolescents in ninth or 10th grade (N=14), school counselors and other student support staff (N=14), and school and district administrators (N=14) from schools that were included in a larger randomized controlled trial completed hour-long, semistructured qualitative interviews.
Results: A content analysis, involving a combination of a priori codes from implementation science frameworks and codes derived from transcripts of the interviews, demonstrated that the prevention program was generally viewed as helpful and relevant. Moreover, the importance of mental health programming in the school setting was recognized. Nonetheless, key barriers to implementation were noted, including limited time and resources in the schools, technology challenges, and perceptions from some counselors that the program was more structured than was their typical practice.
Conclusions: The results elucidated key factors to consider for optimizing future efforts to implement evidence-based mental health programs in schools and other community settings.
期刊介绍:
Founded in 1939, the American Journal of Psychotherapy (AJP) has long been a leader in the publication of eclectic articles for all psychotherapists. Transtheoretic in reach (offering information for psychotherapists across all theoretical foundations), the goal of AJP is to present an overview of the psychotherapies, subsuming a host of schools, techniques, and psychological modalities within the larger domain of clinical practice under broad themes including dynamic, behavioral, spiritual, and experiential.