Consultants' Perceptions of School Counselors' Ability to Implement An Empirically-Based Intervention for Adolescent Social Anxiety Disorder

Authors

Carrie Masia, Montclair State UniversityFollow
Chad Brice, Columbia UniversityFollow
Petra G. Esseling, New York UniversityFollow
Catherine E. Stewart, New York UniversityFollow
Laura Mufson, Columbia UniversityFollow
Kathleen Herzig, Plymouth State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2013

Journal / Book Title

Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research

Abstract

Social anxiety is highly prevalent but goes untreated. Although school-based CBT programs are efficacious when delivered by specialized psychologists, it is unclear whether school counselors can implement these interventions effectively, which is essential to promote sustainable school programs. We present an initial consultation strategy to support school counselor implementation of group CBT for social anxiety and an evaluation of counselors' treatment fidelity. Counselors were highly adherent to the treatment, but competence varied based on measurement. Counselors and consultants demonstrated good agreement for adherence, but relatively modest correspondence in competence ratings. We discuss future directions for school-based implementation efforts informed by these initial findings.

DOI

10.1007/s10488-013-0498-0

MSU Digital Commons Citation

Masia, Carrie; Brice, Chad; Esseling, Petra G.; Stewart, Catherine E.; Mufson, Laura; and Herzig, Kathleen, "Consultants' Perceptions of School Counselors' Ability to Implement An Empirically-Based Intervention for Adolescent Social Anxiety Disorder" (2013). Department of Psychology Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works. 155.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/psychology-facpubs/155