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Panel Discussions

Interventions and Care Delivery Models in the Context of Resource Limitations

Panel Discussion 12 - Scaling EBPTs: A Transnational Dialogue on Addressing Barriers and Accelerating Reform

Saturday, June 27, 2026
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
Location: Yerba Buena Salon 15, B3 Level
Earn 1.5 Credit
Keywords: Dissemination, Vulnerable Populations, Underserved Populations
Level of Familiarity: Basic
Recommended Readings: Knapstad, M., Lervik, L. V., Sæther, S. M. M., Aarø, L. E., Smith, O. R. F. (2020). Effectiveness of Prompt Mental Health Care, the Norwegian Version of Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics 89(2): 90-105.,   Singla, D. R. (2021). Scaling up psychological treatments: Lessons learned from global mental health. American Psychologist, 76(9), 1457-1467. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0000944. PMID: 35266746.,   Shafran R., Clark, D. M., Fairburn, C. G., Arntz, A., Barlow, D. H., Ehlers, A., Freeston, M., Garety, P. A., Hollon, S. D., Öst, L. G., Salkovskis, P. M., Williams, J. M., & Wilson, G. T. (2009). Mind the gap: Improving the dissemination of CBT. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 47(11), 902-909. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2009.07.003.,   ,  
Evidence-based psychological treatments (EBPTs) are frontline interventions for many mental disorders. The global need for high-quality delivery of EBPTs has never been greater because (1) the prevalence of mental disorders remains high and is continuing to grow and (2) the majority of individuals diagnosed with a mental disorder are unable to access adequate treatment.

In keeping with the conference theme—Health for All: Affirming, Equitable, and Sustainable CBT—this panel will explore barriers and approaches to accelerating access to EBPTs in Canada (Dr. Martin M. Antony), Korea (Dr. Kee-Hong Choi), Norway (Dr. Marit Knapstad), UK (Dr. Roz Shafran), USA (Dr. Allison Harvey), as well as several low income counties (Dr. Daisy Singla).

Following implementation science frameworks such as EPIS (Exploration – Preparation – Implementation – Sustainment) and CFIR (Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research), panelists will focus on the “outer context” for health care delivery. This includes the structural, financial, and workforce-related factors that are shaping the global landscape of EBPT delivery. The presentations will be organized around several key issues including: each country’s primary mental health care system (e.g., publicly funded, insurance-based, mixed); funding mechanisms available that support EBPT delivery; incentives—or disincentives—for delivering EBPTs relative to other forms of care; the training requirements for EBPT providers; the innovations that have proven most effective in expanding access to EBPTs nationwide; nonspecialist, task-shifting, and digital strategies that are being implemented to deliver foundational EBPTs; and the barriers that remain to further scaling and sustaining EBPT availability.
As a whole, the panel aims to identify actionable strategies for ensuring that affirming, equitable, and sustainable EBPTs become accessible to all who need them.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify and analyze the key structural, financial, and workforce-related factors that impede the widespread adoption and delivery of EBPTs.
  • Compare mental health care systems and their associated funding mechanisms and incentives for EBPT delivery.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of strategies, including task-shifting and digital approaches, that have expanded and sustained access.
  • List actionable, context-specific strategies to overcome identified barriers to ensure equitable and sustainable access to EBPTs.