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Research on Social Work Practice, Vol. 17, No. 4, 449-455 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/1049731506299014
© 2007 SAGE Publications

Empirically Supported Psychotherapy in Social Work Training Programs: Does the Definition of Evidence Matter?

Sarah E. Bledsoe

School of Social Work, University of North Carolina -Chapel Hill

Myrna M. Weissman

Columbia University, New York, mmw3{at}columbia.edu

Edward J. Mullen

Columbia University, New York

Kathryn Ponniah

Columbia University, New York

Marc J. Gameroff

Columbia University, New York

Helen Verdeli

Columbia University, New York

Laura Mufson

Columbia University, New York

Heidi Fitterling

Columbia University, New York

Priya Wickramaratne

Columbia University, New York

Objectives: A national survey finds that 62% of social work programs do not require didactic and clinical supervision in any empirically supported psychotherapy (EST). The authors report the results of analysis of national survey data using two alternative classifications of EST to determine if the results are because of the definition of EST used in the national survey. Method: Psychotherapies in the national survey are classified by three definitions of EST. Data are weighted to provide estimates generalizable to the population of social work programs. Results: The classification of EST does not have a major impact on the findings of the national survey. The national survey definition produce estimates of training in any EST in social work that fall between the two alternate definitions. Conclusions: Regardless of which definition is used, the data clearly show that the majority of social work programs offer little training in EST.

Key Words: training (or education) • empirically supported interventions • evidence-based practice • psychotherapy • mental health


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