Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an evidence-based continuing education model that uses technology to deliver specialized training in under-resourced settings. Our SPIRIT Center was the first team to apply the ECHO model to psychosocial interventions for psychotic disorders, beginning with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for psychosis (CBTp) and expanding to Assertive Community Treatment and First Episode Psychosis ECHO Clinics. Sarah Kopelovich, PhD recently authored a paper on the SPIRIT Center’s CBTp ECHO Clinic outcomes and explained the findings on a recent episode of the journal’s podcast. The episode highlights how this model supports community behavioral health providers in learning to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy for psychosis. Listen here.

The peer-reviewed article is available on PubMed Central: Applying the Project ECHO Model to Support Implementation and Sustainment of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Psychosis.