Evidence-Based Practices (EBP)

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*******This page was last modified on Sept. 11, 2008.  

Evidence-based treatment and prevention practices are those that research has proved effective. DHS is adopting proven practices in addictions and mental health services. The Oregon Legislature directed DHS and four other state agencies to spend increasing shares of public dollars on evidence-based services, culminating in 75 percent by the 2009-11 budget period. Approved practices, which have undergone independent review, can be found on this Web site.

• Current Topics
• AMH approved practices and process
• Fidelity
• Reports and publications
• Media and resources
• Research
• Implementation
• Special populations

If you have questions regarding the information on this page, please contact Shawn Clark at (503) 945-9720 or Shawn.Clark@state.or.us  

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---CURRENT TOPICS

EBP Surveys

Community provider cover letter  (PDF)

Community provider survey form (PDF file)  or (Word file)  -  (Due by June 30, 2008)

Prevention survey cover letter (PDF)

Prevention EBP survey  (PDF)  -  (Due by July 18, 2008)

Stakeholder Meeting (open to the public)

Sept. 9, 2008 - 1:30-4:00 pm - AGENDA (PDF)

Location: Willamette ESD
2611 Pringle Rd SE., Salem

Directions: Take Exit #253/Hwy 22/ Exit from I-5. Turn west toward Salem. Turn left at the 3rd signal onto 25th St SE. Turn right onto McGilchrist St SE. Cross railroad tracks. Turn left onto Pringle Rd SE. The Willamette ESD is about one half block on the right.

Upcoming meeting dates

December 9, 2008

Click here to link to prior meeting minutes

Contact lists

EBP Stakeholders (PDF)
EBP Steering Committee (PDF)

EBP Quarterly Newsletter

August 2008 (PDF)

---AMH APPROVED PRACTICES AND PROCESS

• AMH Approved Practices and Process
• 2007 Evidence-Based Practice Invertory
• The revised EBP definition  (PDF)

How to Propose an EBP

• Application for EBP Review  (PDF)  (Word)  - revised 9/05
• Instructions for AMH Application Review  (PDF) - revised 9/05
• AMH EBP Revised Definition (PDF) - revised 9/07 
• AMH External Application Review Procedure (PDF)
• AMH Internal Application Review Procedure (PDF)
• Tools for Determining Level of Practice (PDF)
• Re-evaluation process and form (PDF)

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---FIDELITY

A fidelity tool is used to verify that an intervention is being implemented in a manner consistent with the treatment model – or the research that produced the practice. The tool or scale has been shown to be reliable and valid.  

Report on the Addictions and Mental Health Division Fidelity Pilot Project   (PDF)

Fidelity Tools for Specific Approved AMH Practices: These fidelity tools are accessible and available at a low or no cost. If you know of fidelity tools for other approved practices, please contact or email them to Shawn Clark at Shawn.clark@state.or.us  

• Assertive Community Treatment  (PDF)
• Cognitive Therapy Scale for Psychosis (CTS-PSY) (PDF)
• Cognitive Therapy Scale Rating Manual (PDF)
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Checklist  
• Drug Courts 10 Key Components (PDF)
• Family Psychoeducation  (PDF)
• Illness Management and Recovery  (PDF)
• Integrated Dual Diagnosis Treatment  (PDF)
• Matrix Model Fidelity Study Worksheet, Minute by Minute Elements (PDF)
• Matrix Model Fidelity Scale Structural Elements (PDF)
• Motivational Interviewing/Motivational Enhancement Therapy Treatment Integrity Code  (PDF)
• Motivational Interviewing/Motivational Enhancement Therapy Supervisor Interview Rating Guide and Forms  (PDF)
• Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Fidelity Tool (PDF)
• Seeking Safety Adherence Scale and Score Sheet 
• Supported Employment  (PDF) 
• Wraparound Fidelity Index  

Measuring Fidelity 

Methods for measuring fidelity (PDF)

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---REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS

• 2007 Biennial Report: Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Needs (State of Hawaii  (PDF)

• 2005 Survey of Evidence-Based Practices Results  (PDF)

• 2005 Ways and Means: Evidence-Based Practices  (PDF)

• Consumer Caucus Report  (PDF)

• Department of Corrections and Addictions and Mental Health Division Evidence-Based Practices Understanding (PDF)

• EBP Reimbursement (PDF)
• Evidence-Based and Emerging Best Practices Conference Report and Recommendations  (PDF)
• Final versions of EBP Report to Judiciary Committee (PDF)
• National Voluntary Consensus Standards for the Treatment of Substance Use Conditions: Evidence-Based Treatment Practices (National Quality Forum)  (PDF)
• Organizational Readiness for Change and Opinions Toward Treatment Innovations (Special Article from the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment)  (PDF)
• Position Paper on Native American Treatment Programs and Evidence-Based Practices   (PDF)
• Progress Report on the Implementation of EBP, Presentation to the Judiciary Committee  (PDF)
• Project Plan to Promote the Adoption of Evidence-Based Practices  (PDF)
• Report on the Addictions and Mental Health Division Fidelity Pilot Project  (PDF)
• SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices (NREPP) (Powerpoint)

---MEDIA AND RESOURCES

• Summary of ORS 182.525 (Senate Bill 267) (PDF)

Media Releases 

• Oregon leading the nation in adding rigor to treatment practices
• Funding for Addiction Treatment: State now requiring results before giving out money (PDF)

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---RESEARCH

• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Programs
• EBP Informational Web Sites and Publications (PDF)
• General Organizational Index Definition and Scoring
• General Organizational Index Overview
• SAMHSA National Mental Health Information Center: Evidence Based Practices Toolkits
• Western Capt Best and Promising Practices Database
• Northwest Frontier Addictions Technology and Transfer Center
• National Institute on Drugs (NIDA)
• National Institute Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
• Implementing Best Practice Prevention Programs with Fidelity (PreventionIdaho.net)
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
• SAMHSA National Outcome Measures
• University of Washington Evidence-Based Practices for Treating Substance Use Disorders
• NREPP  is a searchable database with up-to-date, reliable information on the scientific basis and practicality of interventions. Users, such as community organizations and state and local officials, can perform custom searches to identify specific interventions based upon desired outcomes, target populations and service settings.

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---SPECIAL POPULATIONS

Silverman WK, Hinshaw SP. (2008). Special issue: Evidence-based psychosocial treatments for children and adolescents: A ten year update. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 37(1). 
This ten-year update on evidence-based practices found a number of "well established" and "probably efficacious" treatments for many mental disorders. For example, six were "probably efficacious" for anxiety disorders, and two were "well established" for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to scientists funded by NIMH and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, divisions of the National Institutes of Health. Disorders or topics studied include: early autism; eating problems and eating disorders; depression; phobic and anxiety disorders; obsessive-compulsive disorder, disruptive behavior; ADHD; substance abuse; and trauma. Psychosocial treatments for ethnic minority youth are also considered.

• 2007 Biennial Report Effective Psychosocial Interventions for Youth with Behavioral and Emotional Needs (Hawaii Department of Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division) (PDF)
• Evidence-Based Clinical Reasoning in Children's Mental Health Services (Powerpoint)
• Matrix of Children's Evidence-Based Interventions (NASMHPD Research Institute) (PDF)

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