FY24: HFY1: The annual target percentage clinician certification is 70-80%. During HFY1, 36 of 46 or 78% of clinicians were certified. HFY2: The annual target percentage clinician certification is 70-80%. During HFY2, 43 of 47 or 91% of clinicians were certified. Annual: The annual target percentage clinician certification is 70-80%. During FY24, 79 of 93 or 84% of clinicians were certified.

• Baltimore County Public Schools
• Baltimore County Department of Social Services
• University of Maryland, School of Social Work
• Associated Catholic Charities

The provision of clinical counseling services must be informed by evidence to support service quality and outcomes. Evidence-based programs combine the best available and most current research with the experience and judgement of practitioners, children, youth, and families/caregivers to deliver positive outcomes. Each of the four CBT+ interventions has a body of research supporting their effectiveness (Cohen, et al., 2006; Cohen, et al., 2012; David-Ferdon & Kaslow, 2008; Huey & Polo, 2008; Klinger, et al, 2006). The Washington State Institute for Public Policy (2018) has conducted an analysis of behavioral health interventions for youth.  All four CBT+ interventions can be found on the Institute’s inventory and are rated as either evidence-based or research-based.

(Annual FY): The annual target percentage for CBT+ certified clinicians is 70-80%.   A total of 95% or 42 of 44 program clinicians were CBT+ certified and delivering clinical counseling services at the conclusion of FY22.

Definition: 

Certified to deliver CBT+: Therapist certification to deliver the CBT+ practice model is awarded through the National Center for Evidence-Based Practice in Child Welfare / University of Maryland School of Social Work