2024
Getting Racism Out of Our Work (GROW): Design, Deployment, and Early Outcomes for a Program to Increase Psychology Supervisor’s Multicultural Competence
Childs A, Crusto C, Miller R. Getting Racism Out of Our Work (GROW): Design, Deployment, and Early Outcomes for a Program to Increase Psychology Supervisor’s Multicultural Competence. Training And Education In Professional Psychology 2024, 18: 305-313. DOI: 10.1037/tep0000478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSupervisor multicultural competenceCulturally competent supervisionClinical supervisory practiceSupervisory practicesPsychology traineesMulticultural competenceCompetent supervisionClinical supervisorsPsychologyHigh levels of satisfactionIntegration skillsPilot participantsApplication of programsSkillsTrainee satisfactionHigher levelsClinical practiceSupervisorsTraineesAlternative formatsLevel of satisfactionParticipantsSatisfactionIncrease accessCompetenceMeasurement-Based Care in a Remote Intensive Outpatient Program: Pilot Implementation Initiative
Kumar K, Childs A, Kohlmeier J, Kroll E, Zant I, Stolzenbach S, Fenkel C. Measurement-Based Care in a Remote Intensive Outpatient Program: Pilot Implementation Initiative. JMIR Formative Research 2024, 8: e58994. PMID: 39441653, PMCID: PMC11541146, DOI: 10.2196/58994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchData-Informed Communication: How Measurement-Based Care Can Optimize Child Psychotherapy
Connors E, Childs A, Douglas S, Jensen-Doss A. Data-Informed Communication: How Measurement-Based Care Can Optimize Child Psychotherapy. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-15. PMID: 38662178, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01372-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careMeasurement-based care practicesChild-serving settingsMental health systemAdolescent psychotherapyChild psychotherapyClient ageFamily systemStandardized measuresPsychotherapyAdolescent servicesCare childrenResearch evidenceMultiple reportsChildrenHealth systemClinical workflowMeasurement-basedCase-based examplesCareLeveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color
Barber J, Childs A, Resnick S, Connors E. Leveraging Measurement-Based Care to Reduce Mental Health Treatment Disparities for Populations of Color. Administration And Policy In Mental Health And Mental Health Services Research 2024, 1-7. PMID: 38489017, DOI: 10.1007/s10488-024-01364-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeasurement-based careMental health servicesTherapeutic allianceCommunities of colorClients of colorMental health treatment disparitiesMental health treatmentEngagement to treatmentMental health treatment qualityMental health careHealth service qualityPerson-centered practiceWhite clientsTherapeutic relationshipHealth treatmentProgress feedbackSources of disparitiesTreatment relevanceAssociated with early terminationPopulations of colorHealth servicesHealth careTreatment disparitiesDisparities literatureCareUnderstanding and Preparing for Value-Based Care: A Primer for Behavioral Health Providers
Rothrock N, Bott N, Douglas S, McKune E, Owings-Fonner N, Ross D, Stephens K, Bard D, Bobbitt B, Childs A, Doucette A, Hepner K, Lanca M, Lysell K, Wright C. Understanding and Preparing for Value-Based Care: A Primer for Behavioral Health Providers. Professional Psychology Research And Practice 2024, 55: 68-78. DOI: 10.1037/pro0000537.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Demystifying treatment disposition patterns for psychiatrically high-risk youth referred for intensive outpatient psychiatric services: The role of demographics and telehealth
Kruger M, Barnes S, Childs A. Demystifying treatment disposition patterns for psychiatrically high-risk youth referred for intensive outpatient psychiatric services: The role of demographics and telehealth. Clinical Child Psychology And Psychiatry 2023, 28: 1435-1448. PMID: 36932876, DOI: 10.1177/13591045231165191.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDisposition patternsTreatment modalitiesHigh-risk youthOutpatient psychiatric treatmentOutpatient psychiatric servicesClinical outcomesTreatment referralTreatment completionCare settingsTelehealth modalitiesMultinomial logistic regressionPsychiatric servicesTreatment dispositionPsychiatric treatmentLogistic regressionPerson servicesTelehealthModalitiesFuture studiesTreatmentCurrent studyReferralIOPPersonsCourseThe Need for a Measurement-Based Care Professional Practice Guideline
Boswell JF, Hepner KA, Lysell K, Rothrock NE, Bott N, Childs AW, Douglas S, Owings-Fonner N, Wright CV, Stephens KA, Bard DE, Aajmain S, Bobbitt BL. The Need for a Measurement-Based Care Professional Practice Guideline. Psychotherapy 2023, 60: 1-16. PMID: 35771518, DOI: 10.1037/pst0000439.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
How Is Everyone Doing? Baseline Psychological Distress and Adaptive Functioning Among Transgender, Nonbinary, and Cis Youth Presenting for Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Childs AW, Kaufman CC, Olezeski CL. How Is Everyone Doing? Baseline Psychological Distress and Adaptive Functioning Among Transgender, Nonbinary, and Cis Youth Presenting for Intensive Outpatient Psychiatric Services. Psychological Services 2022, 19: 541-550. PMID: 34292007, DOI: 10.1037/ser0000573.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdaptive functioningIntensive outpatient programBinary transgenderPsychiatric distressSelf-reported domainsBaseline psychological distressNonbinary youthPsychological inflexibilityGender diverse youthPsychosocial functioningPsychological distressYouth PresentingFunctioningDistressYouthMost ratingsFuture researchOutpatient programTransgender youthUnique needsPreliminary findingsHigh levelsOutpatient psychiatric servicesClinical implicationsArchival data
2021
Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond
Li L, Childs AW. Using a Patient Safety/Quality Improvement Model to Assess Telehealth for Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Services Among Special Populations During COVID-19 and Beyond. Journal Of Psychiatric Practice 2021, 27: 245-253. PMID: 34398574, PMCID: PMC8318385, DOI: 10.1097/pra.0000000000000555.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBehavioral health servicesHealth servicesSpecial populationsPsychiatric care needsMental health needsCoronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicSustainability of telehealthCritical mental health needsCare needsHealth care landscapeHealth needsTelehealth servicesQuality improvement modelHealth care organizationsTelehealthCare organizationsCOVID-19Care landscapePopulationPandemicYouth populationCareShowing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19
Childs AW, Bacon SM, Klingensmith K, Li L, Unger A, Wing AM, Fortunati F. Showing Up Is Half the Battle: The Impact of Telehealth on Psychiatric Appointment Attendance for Hospital-Based Intensive Outpatient Services During COVID-19. Telemedicine Journal And E-Health 2021, 27: 835-842. PMID: 33999738, DOI: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk individualsAppointment attendanceIntensive outpatient programNon-Hispanic white youthRace/ethnicityPsychiatric servicesTreatment programIntensive outpatient servicesOutpatient psychiatric settingsImpact of telehealthHigher clinical acuityChi-square testClinical treatment programsWarrants further investigationNon-Hispanic Black youthAdult patientsIOP groupInsurance typeOutpatient programOutpatient servicesClinical acuityPsychiatric settingsCommercial insuranceClinical programsTelehealth services
2020
Emergency conversion to telehealth in hospital-based psychiatric outpatient services: Strategy and early observations
Childs AW, Klingensmith K, Bacon SM, Li L. Emergency conversion to telehealth in hospital-based psychiatric outpatient services: Strategy and early observations. Psychiatry Research 2020, 293: 113425. PMID: 32862066, PMCID: PMC7443337, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2020.113425.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive outpatientAmbulatory servicesComplex patient populationPsychiatric outpatient servicesMental health servicesCritical mental health servicesMental health needsPatient populationEmergency conversionOutpatient servicesPhysical distancing guidelinesClinical protocolsHealth servicesHealth needsClinical settingInfectious spreadGroup-based servicesTelehealthCOVID-19Earlier observationsHelpful toolOutpatientsPatientsWorkforce trainingAction stepsRapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Childs AW, Unger A, Li L. Rapid design and deployment of intensive outpatient, group-based psychiatric care using telehealth during coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Journal Of The American Medical Informatics Association 2020, 27: 1420-1424. PMID: 32687151, PMCID: PMC7454574, DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocaa138.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychiatric careHigh-risk psychiatric patientsHigh-risk individualsOutpatient psychiatric servicesProvider-patient interactionsAdolescent treatment programsCOVID-19Telehealth service deliveryGroup-based interventionPsychiatric interventionPsychiatric servicesPsychiatric patientsPhysical distancing guidelinesTreatment programTelehealth policyTelehealthInfectious spreadService deliveryCOVID-19 outbreakTelehealth infrastructureFeasibility testingCareInterventionDeliveryGroup support
2017
Race influences parent report of concerns about symptoms of autism spectrum disorder
Donohue MR, Childs AW, Richards M, Robins DL. Race influences parent report of concerns about symptoms of autism spectrum disorder. Autism 2017, 23: 100-111. PMID: 29100475, PMCID: PMC5930138, DOI: 10.1177/1362361317722030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAutism spectrum disorderAutism concernsParent reportSpectrum disorderChild developmentAutism spectrum disorder diagnosisBehavior concernsBlack parentsWhite parentsAutism spectrum disorder (ASD) riskAutism symptomsDisruptive behaviorParents' responsesDisorder riskDisorder diagnosisParentsBlack childrenChildrenDisordersLow reportingProviders' abilityToddlersFree-response questionsAbilitySymptoms
2014
Bidirectional Associations Between Parenting Behavior and Child Callous-Unemotional Traits: Does Parental Depression Moderate this Link?
Childs AW, Fite PJ, Moore TM, Lochman JE, Pardini DA. Bidirectional Associations Between Parenting Behavior and Child Callous-Unemotional Traits: Does Parental Depression Moderate this Link? Research On Child And Adolescent Psychopathology 2014, 42: 1141-1151. PMID: 24577746, DOI: 10.1007/s10802-014-9856-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research