Attitudes toward Empirically-Supported Treatments among Pastoral Mental Health Care Providers: Exploratory Findings and Future Directions

Abstract

The current study describes the findings of an online survey of pastoral mental health care providers The survey included brief demographic information, and a validated measure of attitudes toward empirically-supported psychological interventions, the Evidence-based Practices Attitude Scale (EBPAS; Aarons, 2004). The responses of 55 pastoral providers' are described and compared to national norms (Aarons et al., 2010). Recommendations for future collaboration between EST developers and pastoral clinicians are provided.

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psychotherapy empirically supported treatments dissemination implementation pastoral care counseling behavioral activation

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