TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - The impact of evidence-based practice implementation and fidelity monitoring on staff turnover: evidence for a protective effect
JO  - Journal of consulting and clinical psychology
A1  - Aarons, Gregory A.
A1  - Sommerfeld, David H.
A1  - Hecht, Debra B.
A1  - Silovsky, Jane F.
A1  - Chaffin, Mark J.
SP  - 270
EP  - 280
VL  - 77
IS  - 2
N2  - Staff retention is an ongoing challenge in mental health and community-based service organizations. Little is known about the impact of evidence-based practice implementation on the mental health and social service workforce. The present study examined the effect of evidence-based practice implementation and ongoing fidelity monitoring on staff retention in a children's services system. The study took place in the context of a statewide, regionally randomized effectiveness trial of an evidence-based intervention designed to reduce child neglect. In the study 21 teams consisting of 153 home-based service providers were followed over a 29-month period. Survival analyses revealed greater staff retention in the condition where the evidence-based practice was implemented along with ongoing fidelity monitoring presented to staff as supportive consultation. These results should help to allay concerns about staff retention when implementing evidence-based practices where there is good values-innovation fit and when fidelity monitoring is designed as an aid and support to service providers in providing a high standard of care for children and families.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-006X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0013223
ID  - ref1
ER  -