Prof. Benjamin E. Saunders, PhD
Prof. Rochelle F. Hanson, PhD
Angela D. Moreland, PhD
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina Charleston SC USA
Expanding the Reach of EBT's Through Brokers: Lessons from Project BEST & PATS
1. Prof. Benjamin E. Saunders, PhD
Prof. Rochelle F. Hanson, PhD
Angela D. Moreland, PhD
National Crime Victims Research and Treatment
Center
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC USA
Presentation at the 9th BASPCAN Congress, April 14, 2015, University of Edinburgh,
Edinburgh, Scotland.
Expanding the Reach of EBTs Through
Brokers: Lessons from Project BEST &
PATS
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Disclosures
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Colleagues
Elizabeth Ralston, PhD
Elizabeth Hinson, MSW
Rachael Garrett, MSW
Carole Swiecicki, PhD
Kim Reese, MSW
Dee Norton Lowcountry
Children’s Center
Monica Fitzgerald, PhD
University of Colorado
Michael de Arellano, PhD
Dan Smith, PhD
Carla Danielson, PhD
Dean Kilpatrick, PhD
Jan Koenig, MEd
Emily Fanguy
Carrie Jackson
Nicole Fortune
Medical University of South
Carolina
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Need for Trauma Services
Exposure to violence and other traumatic events is highly
prevalent among children and youth.
Significant portion of youth exposed to potentially
traumatic events will develop trauma-related mental
health problems.
Effective treatments (EBTs) exist for many of these
problems.
Relatively few children that need these effective
interventions receive them.
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Why do victimized children not receive
effective trauma treatment?
Lack of service capacity.
Not enough therapists trained in ESIs.
Lack of use of the ESI by those trained.
Limited service delivery systems.
Children and families not identified and
referred to trained therapists.
Brokers of mental health services unaware of ESIs.
Generic service plans.
Lack of case management skills related to ESIs.
Lack of collaboration between service
providers.
Poor initial engagement in treatment.
Sporadic attendance.
High premature dropout rates.
Lack of focus on treatment outcomes.
13. National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being
N=1,613 children within 75 child welfare agencies over 36 months
Examined Interorganizational Relationships (IORs)
• Number of coordination approaches between each child welfare agency and
mental health service providers
Tested relationships between IORs, Service Use, and Outcomes
Greater intensity of IORs greater likelihood of service use and
mental health improvement.
Conclusions:
Greater number of ties with mental health providers may help child
welfare agencies improve children’s mental health service access
and outcomes
Encourage different types of organizational ties between child
welfare and mental health systems
Bai, Y., Wells, R., Hillemeier, M.M. (2009). Coordination between child welfare agencies and mental health
service providers, children’s service use, and outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 372-381.
Community Coordination Improves
Outcomes for Children
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5 9
Pre-Work LS1 LS2
Action
Period
Action
Period
4+
Community-Based Learning
Collaborative Timeline
12
Supervisors
1-day
Orient.
SL Train.
Comm.
Prep
1
CBLC Month
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Senior
Leader
Track
Leadership
Support
CBLC Curriculum Areas
Clinical
Track
TF-CBT
Broker
Track
EBTP
CMTS
Common Material and Activities
Clinicians, Brokers, Senior Leaders
Team
Building
Joint
Community
Responsibility
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Broker CBCL Completion
Learning
Collaborative LS1 All LS
All
Calls Rostered
Pee Dee 18 12 1 1
Coastal 29 18 3 3
Midlands 14 7 2 2
Upstate 13 9 3 2
North Central 18 9 9 9
Edisto 26 17 9 9
Total 127 63 27 26
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Edisto and North Central CBLCs
Broker Monthly Metrics
Average N=23
Averagemonthlycases
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Lessons Learned -- Brokers
Half-life of a child welfare worker – staff turnover.
Training and practice culture of child welfare.
Directive about specific procedures to follow.
Low reliance on independent choices by front-line caseworkers.
Intensive, advance training of frontline case workers is rare.
Time is precious.
Essential tasks take priority.
Crises take priority.
More advanced case management procedures often left behind
Procedures that are not mandated will be low priority.
Many of the procedures and skills taught were not
supported adequately by policy, senior leaders and
supervisors.
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Lessons Learned – Brokers
Lack of clarity about broker responsibilities for:
Coordinating treatment planning with other community
professionals
Assessing clinical provider qualifications
Screening for trauma history and trauma-related problems with
tools
Referring for a particular treatment approach
Questioning the clinical provider regarding initial assessment and
treatment, approaches
Monitoring treatment delivery and client progress.
Monitoring treatment progress.
Monitoring specific, measurable treatment outcomes
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Lessons Learned – Brokers
Brokers can learn and apply these skills.
Brokers will shift task to another part of the treatment
system if possible, e.g., screening.
Therapists like working with trained brokers
A trained broker will fill up a trained therapist quickly.
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Partnership:
• South Carolina Department of Social Services
• South Carolina Department of Mental Health
• Project BEST