in symptoms compared to TAU on the Hamilton Depression Inventory (HAM-D; Hamilton, 1960) with an effect size of 1.08 (Israel & Diamond, 2013). Based on these results, it seemed reasonable to assume that ABFT may be transferable to the context of home-based services of the Flemish CWS as well. The Flemish pilot study The current project started on invitation of the Flemish government who asked researchers of Ghent University to implement and evaluate EBP in the CWS home-based services. The research team offered the government a list of potentially valuable treatment programs, based on Weisz and of evidence-based psychotherapy for colleagues’ overview children and adolescents with behavioral and/or emotional problems (Weisz & Gray, 2008; Weisz, McCarty, & Valeri, 2006). Out of this list, the Flemish government selected ABFT to implement in CWS because of and fit within the mission its’ perceived compatibility CWS’s and family systems approach to strengthen the resilience of at-risk depressed, suicidal, and/or traumatized children and their families. The Flemish pilot project started with nationwide meetings with the representatives of the CWS home-based services. During these meetings, CWS counselors expressed skepticism and concerns which overlapped with concerns identified in previous studies about attitudes towards EBPs (e.g. Addis, Wade, & Hatgis, 1999; Kazdin, 2008; Weisz & Gray, 2008; Weisz, Doss, & Hawley, 2006). Specifically, counselors worried about (1) using one theoretical model to guide complex daily decision processes, (2) using a brief treatment approach, (3) manualized treatments restricting clinical freedom, creativity and personal style of counselors’ working, and (4) manuals lacking flexibility to deal with individual needs and crises of the complex multi-problem families. In general, counselors doubted that ABFT would fit within their ongoing practices, and expressed suspicion about the government’s possible hidden agenda, fearing that they would be forced to work harder without receiving the necessary
in symptoms compared to TAU on the Hamilton Depression Inventory (HAM-D; Hamilton, 1960) with an effect size of 1.08 (Israel & Diamond, 2013). Based on these results, it seemed reasonable to assume that ABFT may be transferable to the context of home-based services of the Flemish CWS as well. The Flemish pilot study The current project started on invitation of the Flemish government who asked researchers of Ghent University to implement and evaluate EBP in the CWS home-based services. The research team offered the government a list of potentially valuable treatment programs, based on Weisz and colleagues’ overview of evidence-based psychotherapy for children and adolescents with behavioral and/or emotional problems (Weisz & Gray, 2008; Weisz, McCarty, & Valeri, 2006). Out of this list, the Flemish government selected ABFT to implement in CWS because of its’ perceived compatibility and fit within the CWS’s mission and family systems approach to strengthen the resilience of at-risk depressed, suicidal, and/or traumatized children and their families. The Flemish pilot project started with nationwide meetings with the representatives of the CWS home-based services. During these meetings, CWS counselors expressed skepticism and concerns which overlapped with concerns identified in previous studies about attitudes towards EBPs (e.g. Addis, Wade, & Hatgis, 1999; Kazdin, 2008; Weisz & Gray, 2008; Weisz, Doss, & Hawley, 2006). Specifically, counselors worried about (1) using one theoretical model to guide complex daily decision processes, (2) using a brief treatment approach, (3) manualized treatments restricting counselors’ clinical freedom, creativity and personal style of working, and (4) manuals lacking flexibility to deal with individual needs and crises of the complex multi-problem families. In general, counselors doubted that ABFT would fit within their ongoing practices, and expressed suspicion about the government’s possible hidden agenda, fearing that they would be forced to work harder without receiving the necessary
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