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Force on Empirically Supported Treatments (Section on Clinical Psychology of the Canadian
Psychological Association)
Appendix C. Template
Guidelines for Developing Practice Guidelines (adapted from Task Force on Psychological
Intervention Guidelines, 1995)
- All interventions should be subject to empirical
confirmation
- Efforts should be made to generate systematic compilations
of clinical consensus by sampling opinions across recognized interdisciplinary groups of
experts
- Each intervention should be subjected to an increasingly
stringent set of methodologies designed to enhance confidence in the efficacy of that
intervention
- The Panel developing the guidelines should evaluate the
acceptability of the intervention to patients who will receive the service
- The Panel should evaluate the ease of dissemination of the
intervention
- The Panel should take into account the breadth of patient
variables when evaluating patient characteristics in the intervention
- The Panel should evaluate data on the efficacy of treatment
when administered by therapists who differ on a number of relevant dimensions
- The Panel should evaluate data on treatment robustness when
evaluating the intervention
- Costs and benefits: The Panel should consider the full range
of costs and benefits associated with each intervention under consideration and with
withholding interventions
- Panels should be comprised of individuals with a broad range
of documented expertise
- Those appointing panels should be aware that conflicts of
interest, both financial and professional, may occur and should take steps to prevent them
- The Panel should define the process for and the methods of
the project as carefully as possible
- The Panel should agree on specific goals for constructing
the guidelines
- The Panel must decide on specific methods and strategies for
reviewing evidence pertaining to the topic under consideration
- A full report should be prepared by the Panel documenting
findings and recommendations
- The Panel should specify methods of evaluating the
psychological intervention guidelines
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