Preaching to the Choir? Predictors of Engagement in a Community-Based Learning Collaborative Article

Jensen-Doss, A, Smith, AM, Walsh, LM et al. (2020). Preaching to the Choir? Predictors of Engagement in a Community-Based Learning Collaborative . ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY IN MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, 47(2), 279-290. 10.1007/s10488-019-00985-4

cited authors

  • Jensen-Doss, A; Smith, AM; Walsh, LM; Mora Ringle, V; Casline, E; Patel, Z; Shaw, AM; Maxwell, C; Hanson, R; Webster, R

authors

abstract

  • This study examined predictors of engagement among 283 professionals from 34 agencies participating in three community-based learning collaboratives (CBLCs) on trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy (TF-CBT). Only 50.2% of participants completed the CBLC, primarily due to not attending consultation calls or completing training cases. While higher engagement was associated with being trauma-informed and using more of the TF-CBT components prior to the CBLC, most predictors were not significant, perhaps due to ceiling effects. Positive attitudes and high organizational support were not sufficient to ensure engagement. Future research using longitudinal measurement of a wider range of predictors is needed.

publication date

  • March 1, 2020

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

start page

  • 279

end page

  • 290

volume

  • 47

issue

  • 2