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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

Implementation Strategies:<br />

Support for Agency Leadership<br />

Implementation Strategies:<br />

Support for Agency Leadership<br />

What we observed:<br />

What we observed, cont’d:<br />

• Agency leadership often under-estimate the<br />

complexity of implementing an EBP<br />

• Directors and program leaders often believe<br />

existing services adhere more closely to the<br />

model than they actually do<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

• CMHCs tend to cite lack of cooperative Mental<br />

Health Authorities as a major reason for not<br />

implementing or successfully sustaining EBP<br />

programs<br />

• Care is often not taken to develop a shared<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

vision and understanding Programs & Practices of how the new EBP<br />

Some effective leadership<br />

strategies:<br />

• Pave the way for an EBP by<br />

building an agency culture that is<br />

open to change<br />

• Accurately assess staff’s readiness<br />

to “buy in” to a new philosophy<br />

• Accurately assess the knowledge<br />

and skills level of agency staff<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

Leadership strategies, cont’d…<br />

• Recruit vs assign practitioners to a<br />

new team<br />

• Build in and communicate<br />

administrative support for program<br />

managers<br />

• Ensure that EBP training and<br />

supervision are part of staff job<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

descriptions and not an additional<br />

Leadership strategies, cont’d…<br />

What We Are Learning About<br />

Agency Administrators…..<br />

• Engage multiple stakeholders<br />

around planning, implementing,<br />

and sustaining the EBP program<br />

• Track outcomes specific to the<br />

EBP program and acknowledge<br />

successes<br />

• Make maximum use of external<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

technical expertise and support<br />

• Longtime personal and professional<br />

belief systems take time to change<br />

• Intellectual acceptance of a new<br />

approach does not immediately<br />

translate into changed administrative<br />

styles and skills<br />

• Administrators who actively monitor<br />

Promoting Recovery-Oriented<br />

Programs & Practices<br />

the outcomes of the EBP program are<br />

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