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. 2019 Mar;46(2):188-199.
doi: 10.1007/s10488-018-0904-8.

Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training on Assertive Community Treatment Teams

David H Sommerfeld  1 , Gregory A Aarons  2 , Jeanean B Naqvi  3 , Jason Holden  2 , Dimitri Perivoliotis  2   4 , Kim T Mueser  5 , Eric Granholm  2   4
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Stakeholder Perspectives on Implementing Cognitive Behavioral Social Skills Training on Assertive Community Treatment Teams

David H Sommerfeld et al. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2019 Mar.

Abstract

This study examined stakeholder perceptions of the "fit" between cognitive-behavioral social skills training (CBSST) and assertive community treatment (ACT) when implementing CBSST into existing community-based ACT teams. Focus group feedback was collected from a diverse set of stakeholders (i.e., clients, providers, supervisors, agency administrators, public sector representatives, and intervention developers). Results identified perceived client and provider benefits for integrating CBSST into ACT while highlighting the importance of purposeful adaptations, training, and implementation tools to facilitate structural and values fit between CBSST and ACT. Study findings will inform future endeavors to implement CBSST and other relevant EBPs into ACT. Trial Registry: ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT02254733.

Keywords: Assertive community treatment; Cognitive behavioral social skills training; Implementation; Intervention fit; Schizophrenia.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest:

David H. Sommerfeld declares that he has no conflict of interest.

Gregory A. Aarons declares that he has no conflict of interest.

Jeanean Naqvi declares that she has no conflict of interest.

Jason Holden conducts CBSST training workshops as a paid consultant and receives royalties from Guildford Press for CBSST book sales.

Dimitri Perivoliotis declares that he has no conflict of interest.

Kim Mueser declares that he has no conflict of interest.

Eric Granholm conducts CBSST training workshops as a paid consultant through Granholm Consulting Inc. and receives royalties from Guildford Press for CBSST book sales.

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Application of the Tool for Integrating Multiple Interventions (TIMI) to the Implementation of CBSST into ACT
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