Introduction to Clinical Psychology Bridging Science and Practice

This chapter provides an overview of dissemination and implementation science, which focuses on how clinical interventions can be effectively implemented with various client populations in various settings. We review some of the ways—other than the one-to-one in-person format—that mental health care can be delivered, including in groups, couples, and families. We also describe some exciting advances in technology-delivered services, the increasing role of non-specialist providers in delivering mental health care around the world, and community-based efforts to prevent the onset of mental health problems. We conclude the chapter with a discussion of self-help and complementary/alternative medicine approaches to treatment, highlighting the broad range of methods available to deliver mental health services and the need to consider a wider range of delivery models to help reduce the worldwide gap between treatment needs and treatment availability.