Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18060/21338
Abstract
Survivors of sexual violence are at risk for PTSD, depression, and anxiety. There are several empirically supported treatments (EST) that are effective for addressing these trauma symptoms; however, uptake of these ESTs among Rape Crisis Center (RCC) counselors is low. This research project sought to determine counselors’ attitudes toward evidence-based practices (EBPs); their perceptions of the intervention characteristics of three specific ESTs: Prolonged Exposure (PE), Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy; and differences in attitudes and perceptions based on agency setting (urban/rural) and counselor education. The Consolidated Framework for Advancing Implementation Science (CFIR) was used to construct a web-based survey to send to all RCCs in Texas (n=83) resulting in an overall agency response rate of 72% (n=60) and responses from 76 counselors. Counselors’ attitudes towards EBP and perspectives on specific ESTs suggest that dissemination and implementation efforts are needed within the RCC service sector to advance the uptake of CPT, EMDR and PE. [This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Copyright to works published in Advances in Social Work is retained by the author.]
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work
Publication Date
12-17-2017
Language
English
License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Edmond, Tonya and Schrag, Rachel Voth, "ASSESSING RECEPTIVITY TO EMPIRICALLY SUPPORTED TREATMENTS IN RAPE CRISIS CENTERS" (2017). Social Work Faculty Publications & Presentations. 61.
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/socialwork_facpubs/61