Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale

To be completed by Clinicians, Recovery Specialists and Substance Abuse Specialists

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* What team do you work for?

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* What is your position within your team?

Clinician

Recovery Specialist

Substance Abuse Specialist

Other (please specify)

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* Please rate the following statements using the scale below:

0 - Not at All
1 - To a Slight Extent
2 - To A Moderate Extent
3 - To a Great Extent
4 - To a Very Great Extent

Aarons, G.A. (2004). Mental Health Provider Attitudes Toward Adoption of Evidence-Based Practice: The Evidence-Based practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS). Mental Health Services Research, 6(2), 61-74.

	0 - Not at All	1 - To a Slight Extent	2 - To a Moderate Extent	3 - To a Great Extent	4 - To a Very Great Extent
1. I like to use new types of therapy/interventions to help my clients.	1. I like to use new types of therapy/interventions to help my clients. 0 - Not at All	1. I like to use new types of therapy/interventions to help my clients. 1 - To a Slight Extent	1. I like to use new types of therapy/interventions to help my clients. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	1. I like to use new types of therapy/interventions to help my clients. 3 - To a Great Extent	1. I like to use new types of therapy/interventions to help my clients. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
2. I am willing to try new types of therapy/interventions even if I have to follow a treatment manual.	2. I am willing to try new types of therapy/interventions even if I have to follow a treatment manual. 0 - Not at All	2. I am willing to try new types of therapy/interventions even if I have to follow a treatment manual. 1 - To a Slight Extent	2. I am willing to try new types of therapy/interventions even if I have to follow a treatment manual. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	2. I am willing to try new types of therapy/interventions even if I have to follow a treatment manual. 3 - To a Great Extent	2. I am willing to try new types of therapy/interventions even if I have to follow a treatment manual. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
3. I know better than academic researchers how to care for my clients.	3. I know better than academic researchers how to care for my clients. 0 - Not at All	3. I know better than academic researchers how to care for my clients. 1 - To a Slight Extent	3. I know better than academic researchers how to care for my clients. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	3. I know better than academic researchers how to care for my clients. 3 - To a Great Extent	3. I know better than academic researchers how to care for my clients. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
4. I am willing to use new and different types of therapy/interventions developed by researchers.	4. I am willing to use new and different types of therapy/interventions developed by researchers. 0 - Not at All	4. I am willing to use new and different types of therapy/interventions developed by researchers. 1 - To a Slight Extent	4. I am willing to use new and different types of therapy/interventions developed by researchers. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	4. I am willing to use new and different types of therapy/interventions developed by researchers. 3 - To a Great Extent	4. I am willing to use new and different types of therapy/interventions developed by researchers. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
5. Research based treatments/interventions are not clinically useful.	5. Research based treatments/interventions are not clinically useful. 0 - Not at All	5. Research based treatments/interventions are not clinically useful. 1 - To a Slight Extent	5. Research based treatments/interventions are not clinically useful. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	5. Research based treatments/interventions are not clinically useful. 3 - To a Great Extent	5. Research based treatments/interventions are not clinically useful. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
6. Clinical experience is more important than using manualized therapy/interventions.	6. Clinical experience is more important than using manualized therapy/interventions. 0 - Not at All	6. Clinical experience is more important than using manualized therapy/interventions. 1 - To a Slight Extent	6. Clinical experience is more important than using manualized therapy/interventions. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	6. Clinical experience is more important than using manualized therapy/interventions. 3 - To a Great Extent	6. Clinical experience is more important than using manualized therapy/interventions. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
7. I would not use manualized therapy/interventions.	7. I would not use manualized therapy/interventions. 0 - Not at All	7. I would not use manualized therapy/interventions. 1 - To a Slight Extent	7. I would not use manualized therapy/interventions. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	7. I would not use manualized therapy/interventions. 3 - To a Great Extent	7. I would not use manualized therapy/interventions. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
8. I would try a new therapy/intervention even if it were very different from what I am used to doing.	8. I would try a new therapy/intervention even if it were very different from what I am used to doing. 0 - Not at All	8. I would try a new therapy/intervention even if it were very different from what I am used to doing. 1 - To a Slight Extent	8. I would try a new therapy/intervention even if it were very different from what I am used to doing. 2 - To a Moderate Extent	8. I would try a new therapy/intervention even if it were very different from what I am used to doing. 3 - To a Great Extent	8. I would try a new therapy/intervention even if it were very different from what I am used to doing. 4 - To a Very Great Extent
9. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was intuitively appealing?	9. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was intuitively appealing? 0 - Not at All	9. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was intuitively appealing? 1 - To a Slight Extent	9. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was intuitively appealing? 2 - To a Moderate Extent	9. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was intuitively appealing? 3 - To a Great Extent	9. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was intuitively appealing? 4 - To a Very Great Extent
10. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it "made sense" to you?	10. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it "made sense" to you? 0 - Not at All	10. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it "made sense" to you? 1 - To a Slight Extent	10. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it "made sense" to you? 2 - To a Moderate Extent	10. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it "made sense" to you? 3 - To a Great Extent	10. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it "made sense" to you? 4 - To a Very Great Extent
11. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your supervisor?	11. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your supervisor? 0 - Not at All	11. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your supervisor? 1 - To a Slight Extent	11. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your supervisor? 2 - To a Moderate Extent	11. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your supervisor? 3 - To a Great Extent	11. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your supervisor? 4 - To a Very Great Extent
12. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your agency?	12. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your agency? 0 - Not at All	12. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your agency? 1 - To a Slight Extent	12. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your agency? 2 - To a Moderate Extent	12. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your agency? 3 - To a Great Extent	12. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your agency? 4 - To a Very Great Extent
13. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your state?	13. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your state? 0 - Not at All	13. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your state? 1 - To a Slight Extent	13. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your state? 2 - To a Moderate Extent	13. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your state? 3 - To a Great Extent	13. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was required by your state? 4 - To a Very Great Extent
14. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was being used by colleagues who were happy with it?	14. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was being used by colleagues who were happy with it? 0 - Not at All	14. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was being used by colleagues who were happy with it? 1 - To a Slight Extent	14. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was being used by colleagues who were happy with it? 2 - To a Moderate Extent	14. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was being used by colleagues who were happy with it? 3 - To a Great Extent	14. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if it was being used by colleagues who were happy with it? 4 - To a Very Great Extent
15. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if you felt you had enough training to use it correctly?	15. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if you felt you had enough training to use it correctly? 0 - Not at All	15. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if you felt you had enough training to use it correctly? 1 - To a Slight Extent	15. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if you felt you had enough training to use it correctly? 2 - To a Moderate Extent	15. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if you felt you had enough training to use it correctly? 3 - To a Great Extent	15. If you received training in a therapy or intervention that was new to you, how likely would you be to adopt it if you felt you had enough training to use it correctly? 4 - To a Very Great Extent