Evidence-based practice implementation and staff emotional exhaustion in children's services

被引:95
作者
Aarons, Gregory A. [1 ]
Fettes, Danielle L. [1 ]
Flores, Luis E., Jr. [1 ]
Sornmerfeld, David H. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Psychiat, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
关键词
Implementation; Evidence-based practice; Burnout; Emotional exhaustion; TURNOVER INTENTION; JOB-PERFORMANCE; HEALTH; DIMENSIONS; ATTITUDES; FAMILIES; FIDELITY; CLIMATE; CULTURE; CONTEXT;
D O I
10.1016/j.brat.2009.07.006
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 [应用心理学];
摘要
Understanding the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in community service settings is critical for the successful translation of research to practice. However, we have limited research evidence about the impact of EBP implementation on the mental health and social service workforce. In a previous study we demonstrated reduced staff turnover where an EBP was implemented with fidelity monitoring in the form of supportive ongoing supervision and consultation. Other research has shown that staff burnout and emotional exhaustion in particular is associated with poor quality of care and increased staff turnover intentions and turnover. Current research, however, has focused less on the effects that EBP implementation may have on staff emotional exhaustion. The present study investigates the association of EBP implementation and fidelity monitoring with staff emotional exhaustion in a statewide EBP implementation study. The 21 case-management teams in this study were randomized in a 2 (EBP vs. services as usual [SAU]) by 2 (monitoring vs. no monitoring) design. The EBP in this study was SafeCare (R). a home-based intervention that aims to reduce child neglect in at-risk families. SafeCare was developed from a behavior analysis approach and is based in cognitive behavioral principles. In keeping with our previous research, we hypothesized that providers implementing SafeCare with monitoring would have the lowest levels of emotional exhaustion and those receiving additional monitoring not in the context of EBP implementation would have higher emotional exhaustion relative to the other groups. Results supported our hypotheses in that we found lower emotional exhaustion for staff implementing the EBP but higher emotional exhaustion for staff receiving only fidelity monitoring and providing SAU. Together, these results suggest a potential staff and organizational benefit to EBP implementation and we discuss implications of the findings relative to EBPs and to fidelity monitoring. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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