29 October 2018
Researchers: Dr Gillian Tober, Head of Research and Training Leeds Addiction Unit, Leeds and York Partnerships Foundation NHS Trust, Leeds UK
Senior Visiting Lecturer, School of Medicine University of Leeds
Helen Crosby Researcher, Leeds Addiction Unit, Leeds and York Partnerships Foundation NHS Trust, Leeds UK
Visiting Lecturer and PhD student, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Gary Latchford, Joint Programme Director, Clinical Psychology Training Programme and PhD supervisor, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
Dr Bridgette Bewick, Associate Professor in Health Research, PhD supervisor, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK.
Key findings
- A literature review and three-round Delphi survey facilitated the development of a Brief Addiction Therapist Scale (BATS), designed to evaluate the delivery of substance use treatment in routine practice.
- Practitioner feedback, and validation in four clinical samples including two multi-site studies, suggests the scale has good psychometric properties and high inter-rater reliability.
- In initial feedback practitioners and experts have been positive, supporting its utility, ease of use and importance.
