O U R R E S E A R C H
O U R R E S E A R C H
Overview
Our research aims to make evidence-based care the standard of mental health care for youths and families. We believe effective provider training and pragmatic tools that inform clinical decision-making are two strategies key to making effective mental health interventions widely accessible to youths and families. Therefore, our current work focuses on (1) understanding youth mental health providers' intervention practices in routine care settings, and (2) developing tools and resources for providers and researchers to improve provider training and to guide clinical decision-making in youth mental health care.
Selected Publications
Cho, E., & Hawley, K. M. (2026). Latent Profile Analysis of Distinct Patterns of Treatment and Assessment Practices among Youth Mental Health Providers. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 53(3), 304–321. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-026-01498-7
Cho, E., Tugendrajch, S. K., McMillen, J. C., Proctor, E. K., & Hawley, K. M. (2022). Implementation of Evidence-Based Practices within Treatment-As-Usual and Evidence-Based Practice Initiatives. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 49(5), 757–784. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-022-01197-z
Cho, E., Bearman, S. K., Woo, R., Weisz, J. R., & Hawley, K. M. (2021). A Second and Third Look at FIRST: Testing Adaptations of A Principle-Guided Youth Psychotherapy. Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 50(6), 919–932. https://doi.org/10.1080/15374416.2020.1796678
Cho, E., Wood, P. K., Taylor, E. K., Hausman, E. M., Andrews, J. H., & Hawley, K. M. (2019). Evidence-Based Treatment Strategies in Youth Mental Health Services: Results from a National Survey of Providers. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 46(1), 71–81. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0896-4
CURRENT PROJECTS
This mixed methods study aims to describe the clinical decision-making practices of youth mental health providers in routine care settings. The study aims to (1) characterize decision-making processes in routine youth mental health care, (2) identify provider and contextual factors that influence clinical decision-making, and (3) provide preliminary support for new assessment tools that measure clinical decision-making processes. Findings will advance our understanding of how youth mental health providers make clinical decisions when serving youths and families and support development of tools that can inform the training and ongoing support of youth mental health providers' decision-making.
Status: Launching Summer 2026
This study will contribute to the growing science of clinician training by developing and validating a behavioral rehearsal assessment of supervision strategies linked to enhanced provider (i.e., adherence, competence) and client (i.e., symptoms, functioning) outcomes. Findings will include a taxonomy of effective supervision strategies and a psychometric evaluation of the behavioral rehearsal assessment and coding system.
Status: Currently recruiting participants.