This is a clinical practice course in which students will learn how to identify and implement evidence-based interventions for individuals of all ages, families, and groups. Additional topics will include common factors in therapy, psychotherapy integration, addressing organizational factors in implementation of EBP, and using manualized interventions in practice. Evidence-based interventions for a variety of disorders will be discussed during the second half of the course. SSAD 43212 will meet the requirement for the 1-term methods course.
Prerequisites: Students taking this course are expected to know how to formulate practice questions, to conduct an electronic evidence search, to assess the quality and usefulness of the research, to design an intervention based on this evidence, and to evaluate the effectiveness of this intervention. It is recommended that students who have not taken the EBP-related section of SSAD 44501 (Clinical Research: Using Evidence in Clinical Decision Making) during autumn term, read and study Gibbs, L.E. (2003). Evidence-based Practice for the Helping Professions: A Practical Guide with Integrated Multimedia.