Abstract
Despite the efficacy of exposure for childhood anxiety disorders (CADs), dissemination has been unsuccessful. The current study examined community-therapist response to a brief (90-minutes) training in technology-assisted exposure therapy for CADs. The results indicated that therapists found the training in the therapy approach and technology acceptable, despite endorsing mainly non-exposure-based practice prior to the training. Training also increased positive beliefs about exposure, t (23) = 4.32, p <.000, that persisted 6 months later, t (23) = 4.56, p <.000. In addition, the number of therapists reporting an intention to implement exposure increased substantially from baseline (41.7%) to post-training (83.3%), with many therapists (70.8%) reporting use of exposure within the 6 months following training. However, automatically recorded data indicated little use of the technology. Results suggest that a dissemination message focusing on exposure is acceptable and has the potential to increase the use of this central treatment component.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 628-650 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Behavior Modification |
Volume | 46 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2022 |
Keywords
- anxiety
- child
- dissemination
- exposure
- obsessive compulsive disorder
- technology
- training
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)