Aim 13
Engagement Behavior
Engagement Behavior
This aim focuses on studying the interaction between a clinician/therapist and a client to find the most effective methods of engagement and increase the benefit a client obtains from said services. Elements of this aim are typically embedded into all trainings and program initiatives implemented.
Publications
Karver, M. S., Handelsman, J. B., Fields, S., & Bickman, L. (2005). A theoretical model of common process factors in youth and family therapy. Mental Health Services Research, 7(1), 35-52.
Presentations
Karver, M. S., Le, K., Webster, A., Schuck, A., & Cao, E. (2024, January). Suicide Prevention: Where we have been and new directions. Keynote Speaker Presentation to the 6th annual meeting of the virtual Activist Lab Boot Camp.
Bohn, J., Karver, M., Roggenbaum, S., Sever, A., & Agrawal, K. (2024, January). Suicide Prevention Panel. Panel discussion member at the 6th annual meeting of the virtual Activist Lab Boot Camp.
Karver, M.S. (2019, December). Suicide Prevention: Research and Recommendations for Working with At-risk Youth. Invited paper presented for the annual David Gallagher Memorial Lecture at the NYU Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds, New York, NY.
Chen, J. I., Steding, L. H., & Karver, M. S. (2013, March). Exploring developmental differences in psychotherapist treatment engagement behaviors with youth clients. Paper presented at the University of South Florida. Tampa, FL.
Chen, J. I., Steding, L. H., & Karver, M. S. (2012, October). Exploring developmental differences in psychotherapist treatment engagement behaviors with youth clients. Poster presented at the 2012 Kansas Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Lawrence, KS.
Karver, M. S., Brown, R., Gryglywicz, K., Witmeier, M., Elzy, M., Dean, M., Labouliere, C., Jordan-Arthur, B., Chen, J., & Kutash, K. (2011, October). Florida's Suicide Prevention Plan: Does it work?. Invited workshop presented at the 2011 Florida Prevention Conference, Orlando, FL.
Tarquini, S. J., Labouliere, C. D., Totura, C. M. Wienke, Kutash, K., & Karver, M. S. (2007, December). A SAMHSA initiative: The evaluation of a multiple component suicide prevention program. Poster presented at the SAMHSA/CMHS Youth Suicide Prevention Conference, Portland, OR.
Tarquini, S. J., Labouliere, C. D., Totura, C. M. Wienke, Kutash, K., & Karver, M. S. (2007, November). A SAMHSA initiative: The evaluation of a multiple component suicide prevention program. Poster presented at the Governor’s Office of Drug Control and the Statewide Office of Suicide Prevention’s 2007 Florida Suicide Prevention Conference, Tampa, FL.
Karver, M. S., Riley, M., & Bickman, L. (2004, November). Engaging clients with co-morbid psychopathology. In S. R. Shirk (Chair), Comorbidity and treatment engagement with children and adolescents. Symposium conducted at the 38th meeting of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, New Orleans, LA.