Kimberly D Becker, Eleanor G Wu, Jonathan G Westman, Meredith R Boyd, Karen Guan, Davielle Lakind, Wendy Chu, Kendra S Knudsen, W Joshua Bradley, Alayna L Park, Tara Kenworthy LaMarca, Emily Lang, Bruce F Chorpita
{"title":"The Interrater Reliability of a Coding System for Measuring Mental Health Professionals' Decisions and Actions.","authors":"Kimberly D Becker, Eleanor G Wu, Jonathan G Westman, Meredith R Boyd, Karen Guan, Davielle Lakind, Wendy Chu, Kendra S Knudsen, W Joshua Bradley, Alayna L Park, Tara Kenworthy LaMarca, Emily Lang, Bruce F Chorpita","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2384027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The clinical decisions and actions of evidence-based practice in psychology (EBPP) are largely underspecified and poorly understood, in part due to the lack of measurement methods. We tested the reliability of a behavioral coding system that characterizes a flow of interrelated activities that includes problem detection and prioritization, intervention selection and implementation, and review of intervention integrity and impact.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The context included two publicly funded youth mental health service organizations located in geographically distinct and underresourced communities in the U.S. where service inequities are common. We sampled 84 digitally recorded and transcribed supervision events that included a sample of professionals who were mostly women (93.02%) and BIPOC (86.04%) whose self-reported race/ethnicity matched the youth populations they served. We coded these events for activities (e.g., considering) and their predicate content (i.e., problems or practices) and examined reliability of these codes applied to excerpts (i.e., small contiguous units of dialogue) as well as to complete events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Interrater reliability estimates showed that, overall, coders reliably rated the occurrence and extensiveness of activities and content. Excerpt coding was generally more reliable than event coding. However, mathematical aggregation of excerpt coding offered a superior method for estimating event codes reliably, reducing individual subjectivity while providing event level synthesis of activities that are grounded in excerpt level details.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The assessment of clinical decisions and actions has the potential to unpack the black box of EBPP, with different methods best suited to different research questions and resource considerations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141976898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joshua S Steinberg, Olivia M Fitzpatrick, Sakshi Khurana, Melody Y Kim, Patrick Mair, Jessica L Schleider, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, John R Weisz
{"title":"Is There a Place for Cognitive Restructuring in Brief, Self-Guided Interventions? Randomized Controlled Trial of a Single-Session, Digital Program for Adolescents.","authors":"Joshua S Steinberg, Olivia M Fitzpatrick, Sakshi Khurana, Melody Y Kim, Patrick Mair, Jessica L Schleider, Mark L Hatzenbuehler, John R Weisz","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2384026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2384026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Self-guided digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) teaching empirically supported skills (e.g. behavioral activation) have demonstrated efficacy for improving youth mental health, but we lack evidence for the complex skill of cognitive restructuring (CR).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>We conducted the first-ever RCT testing a CR DMHI (\"Project Think\") against an active control (supportive therapy; \"Project Share\") in collaboration with public schools. Pre-registered outcomes were DMHI acceptability and helpfulness post-intervention, as well as internalizing symptoms and CR skills use from baseline to seven-month follow-up, in the full sample and the subsample with elevated symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants (<i>N</i> = 597; M<sub>Age</sub> = 11.99; 48% female; 68% White) rated both programs highly on acceptability and helpfulness. Both conditions were associated with significant internalizing symptom reductions across time in both samples, with no significant condition differences. CR skills use declined significantly across time for Project Share youths but held steady across time for Project Think youths in both samples; this pattern produced a significant condition difference favoring Project Think within the elevated sample at seven-month follow-up.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Internalizing symptoms declined comparably for Think and Share participants. Consequently, future research should examine whether encouraging youths to share their feelings produces symptom improvements, and whether a single-session, self-guided CR DMHI produces beneficial effects relative to more inert control conditions. Further, the decline in CR skills use for Project Share youths versus sustained CR use by Project Think youths raises questions about the natural time course of youths' CR use and the impact of these DMHIs on that course. ClinicalTrials.gov Registration: NCT04806321.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908042","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Blanche Wright, Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Bryce D McLeod, Ashley Flores, Margarita Alegría, David A Langer, Denise Chavira, Anna S Lau
{"title":"Shared Decision-Making with Latinx Caregivers During Community Implemented Evidence-Based Practices: Determinants and Associations with Alliance.","authors":"Blanche Wright, Lauren Brookman-Frazee, Bryce D McLeod, Ashley Flores, Margarita Alegría, David A Langer, Denise Chavira, Anna S Lau","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2372761","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2372761","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The current observational study examined shared decision-making (SDM) with caregivers of Latinx youth within the delivery of multiple evidence-based practices (EBPs) in community mental health services. The aims of the study were to (1) Identify therapist and client factors associated with increased SDM within EBP sessions and (2) Examine the association between SDM and therapeutic alliance between community therapists and Latinx caregivers.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The Observing Patient Involvement in Decision-Making (OPTION) instrument measured SDM in 210 audio-recorded therapy sessions with 62 community therapists (91.94% female; 69.35% Latinx) and 109 Latinx caregivers (91.43% female) of youth who were an average age of 8.26 years (SD = 3.59). We used the Therapy Process Observational Coding System for Child Psychotherapy-Alliance scale to measure the caregiver-therapist alliance observationally. Multilevel linear regressions were conducted to examine research questions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Greater SDM was observed within sessions where therapists targeted conduct problems versus trauma (B = -8.79, 95% CI[-14.09, -3.49], <i>p</i> = .001). There was a trend that SDM was higher in English-language sessions compared to Spanish. We found that the global measurement of SDM (B = .04, 95% CI[.01, .08], <i>p</i> = .03) and the OPTION item Integrate Preferences (B = .69, 95% CI[.07, 1.32], <i>p</i> = .03) were positively associated with alliance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>SDM may help foster Latinx caregiver engagement within EBP delivery. Provider training in SDM may be warranted with consideration of the specific clinical contexts (e.g., by presenting problem) that are appropriate for collaborative treatment planning. More research is needed to further establish the benefits of SDM in youth psychotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11762360/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141767639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jonathan Rabner, Lesley A Norris, Thomas M Olino, Philip C Kendall
{"title":"A Comparison of Telehealth and In-Person Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders.","authors":"Jonathan Rabner, Lesley A Norris, Thomas M Olino, Philip C Kendall","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2372770","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2372770","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth service use increased. However, little research has compared the efficacy of individual cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for youth with anxiety administered via (a) telehealth and (b) in-person. The present study used non-inferiority analyses to examine outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders (diagnosed by an Independent Evaluator; IE) treated via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and youth treated via in-person therapy prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Participants (<i>n</i> = 92; M<sub>age</sub> = 11.5 years; 60.1% female; 75.0% White) were 46 youth who completed telehealth treatment and 46 youth who completed services in-person, matched on age and principal anxiety diagnosis. One-sided t-tests for non-inferiority were first estimated. Next, ANOVAs and regression models were performed, examining treatment differences and candidate moderators (e.g. social anxiety disorder, comorbid attention problems).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results support non-inferiority across multiple indices of outcomes (i.e. self- and caregiver-reported anxiety symptoms, IE-rated functional impairment, and IE-rated treatment response). Analyses indicate that both treatments were effective in reducing anxiety symptoms and functional impairment. Caregivers reported higher post-treatment levels of anxiety for youth treated via telehealth than youth treated in person. No variables moderated the differences in outcomes between treatment modalities.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Findings support that CBT administered via telehealth is similarly efficacious as CBT administered in-person for youth with anxiety. Implications regarding the availability and accessibility of evidence-based treatment for youth with anxiety are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11724934/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141601922","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Gerald P. Koocher (1978-1979).","authors":"Matthew Hagler","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2376076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2376076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":"53 4","pages":"545-549"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Theodore Leventhal (1964-1965).","authors":"Jeffrey D Shahidullah","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2359064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2359064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":"53 4","pages":"526-528"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Charlotte H. Altman (1968-1969).","authors":"Aidan P Schmitt","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2359071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2359071","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":"53 4","pages":"529-531"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Diane Willis (1983).","authors":"Laura K Hansen","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2358479","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2358479","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":"53 4","pages":"554-557"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Leaders in the History of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology Past Presidents Series: Sol Gordon (1970-1971).","authors":"Alex Clement","doi":"10.1080/15374416.2024.2358472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2024.2358472","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48350,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology","volume":"53 4","pages":"532-535"},"PeriodicalIF":4.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}