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Article: Evidence-based therapy: is there practical approach? The author has a message for organizations thinking that EBT is too "pie in the sky".
- Article from:
- Behavioral Health Management
- Article date:
- November 1, 2001
- Author:
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Practical: 1. Of or concerned with practice or use rather than theory. 2. Suited to use or action; designed mainly to fulfill a function. 3. (of a person) inclined to action rather than speculation; able to make things function well.
--DK Illustrated Oxford Dictionary, 1998
In doing a series of lectures on evidence-based treatment for the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) this past year, with another series scheduled for next year, I have occasionally received the criticism that the information I present needs to be "more practical."
It is easy to talk about the (relatively short) history of evidence-based ...