What the Problem May Be With Family Intervention … and With Dissemination More Generally
A Commentary
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17144820 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denis J Kavanagh (0000-0001-9072-8828, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author), David J Kavanagh (Queensland University of Technology) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 69-72 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0005-0067 • E-ISSN: 1742-9544 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/ap.12205 |
| OpenAlex | W2272588448 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
While the two decades since the study by Kavanagh et al. (1993) has given additional insights into effective dissemination of family interventions, the accompanying papers show that progress remains limited. The effectiveness trial that triggered this series of papers offers a cautionary tale. Despite management support, 30–35-hr of workshop training and training of local supervisors who could act as champions, use of the full intervention was limited. In part, this seemed due to the demanding nature of the intervention and its incompatibility with practitioners' roles, in part, to limitations in the training, among other factors. While the accompanying papers note these and other barriers to dissemination, they miss a more disturbing finding in the original paper: Practitioners said they were using several aspects in routine care, despite being unable to accurately describe what they were. This finding highlights the risks in taking practitioners' reports of their practice in files or supervision sessions at face value and potentially has implications for reports of other clinical work. The fidelity of disseminated treatments can only be assured by audits of practice, accompanied by affirming but also corrective feedback.Key words: diffusiondisseminationfamily interventionschizophreniatraining
Audit · Business · Face (sociological concept) · Face value · Fidelity · Intervention (counseling) · Medical education · Political science · Psychological intervention · Public relations · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Work (physics) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Computer Science · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |