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Evidence-Based Practices: Shaping Mental Health Services Toward Recovery

Family Psychoeducation

General Organizational Index: Scale

 
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G1. Program Philosophy. The program is committed to a clearly articulated philosophy consistent with the specific evidence-based model, based on the following 5 sources:

  • Program leader
  • Senior staff (e.g., executive director, psychiatrist)
  • Practitioners providing the EBP
  • Clients and/or families receiving EBP
  • Written materials (e.g., brochures)
No more than 1 of the 5 sources shows clear nderstanding of the program philosophy
OR
All sources have numerous major areas of discrepancy
2 of the 5 sources show clear nderstanding of the program philosophy
OR
All sources have several major areas of discrepancy
3 of the 5 sources show clear nderstanding of the program philosophy
OR
Sources mostly aligned to program philosophy, but have one major area of discrepancy
4 of the 5 sources show clear nderstanding of the program philosophy
OR
Sources mostly aligned to program philosophy, but have one or two minor areas of discrepancy
All 5 sources display a clear nderstanding and commitment to the program philosophy for the specific EBP
*G2. Eligibility/Client Identification. All clients with severe mental illness in the community support program, crisis clients, and institutionalized clients are screened to determine whether they qualify for the EBP using standardized tools or admission criteria consistent with the EBP. Also, the agency tracks the number of eligible clients in a systematic fashion. =20% of clients receive standardized screening and/or agency DOES NOT systematically track eligibility
21%-40% of clients receive standardized screening and agency systematically tracks eligibility 41%-60% of clients receive standardized screening and agency systematically tracks eligibility 61%-80% of clients receive standardized screening and agency systematically tracks eligibility
>80% of clients receive standardized screening and agency systematically tracks eligibility
*G3. Penetration. The maximum number of eligible clients are served by the EBP, as defined by the ratio:
# clients receiving EBP
# clients eligible for EBP
Ratio = .20 Ratio between .21 and .40 Ratio between .41 and .60
Ratio between .61 and .80
Ratio > .80

*These two items coded based on all clients with SMI at the site or sites where the EBP is being implemented; all other items refer specifically to those receiving the EBP.

________ Total # clients in target population

________ Total # clients eligible for EBP

% eligible: ___%

________ Total # clients receiving EBP

Penetration rate: ____

 
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G4. Assessment. Full standardized assessment of all clients who receive EBP services. Assessment includes history and treatment of medical/psychiatric/
substance use disorders, current stages of all existing disorders, vocational history, any existing support network, and evaluation of biopsychosocial risk factors.
Assessments are completely absent or completely non-standardized Pervasive deficiencies in two of the following:
Standardization,
Quality of assessments, Timeliness, Comprehensive-ness
Pervasive deficiencies in one of the following:
Standardization,
Quality of assessments, Timeliness, Comprehensive-ness
61%-80% of clients receive standardized, high quality assessments at least annually
OR
Information is deficient for one or two assessment domains
>80% of clients receive standardized, high quality assessments, the information is comprehensive across all assessment domains, and updated at least annual
G5. Individualized Treatment Plan. For all EBP clients, there is an explicit, individualized treatment plan related to the EBP that is consistent with assessment and updated every 3 months.
=20% of clients served by EBP have an explicit individualized treatment plan, related to the EBP, updated every 3 mos. 21%-40% of clients served by EBP have an explicit individualized treatment plan, related to the EBP, updated every 3 mos. 41%-60% of clients served by EBP have an explicit individualized treatment plan, related to the EBP, updated every 3 mos.
OR
Individualized treatment plan is updated every 6 mos. for all clients
61%-80% of clients served by EBP have an explicit individualized treatment plan, related to the EBP, updated every 3 mos.
>80% of clients served by EBP have an explicit individualized treatment plan related to the EBP, updated every 3 mos.
G6. Individualized Treatment. All EBP clients receive individualized treatment meeting the goals of the EBP. =20% of clients served by EBP receive individualized services meeting the goals of the EBP
21%-40% of clients served by EBP receive individualized services meeting the goals of the EBP 41%-60% of clients served by EBP receive individualized services meeting the goals of the EBP 61% - 80% of clients served by EBP receive individualized services meeting the goals of the EBP
>80% of clients served by EBP receive individualized services meeting the goals of the EBP
G7. Training. All new practitioners receive standardized training in the EBP (at least a 2-day workshop or its equivalent) within 2 months of hiring. Existing practitioners receive annual refresher training (at least 1-day workshop or its equivalent).
=20% of practitioners receive standardized training annually 21%-40% of practitioners receive standardized training annually 41%-60% of practitioners receive standardized training annually 61%-80% of practitioners receive standardized training annually >80% of practitioners receive standardized training annually

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