There are three main components that EBPP is comprised of. These include, best available research evidence; clinical expertise; and patient characteristics, culture, and preferences. Obtaining evidence from research designs, which can help to provide the most effective practices, is known as using the best available research evidence. This approach allows those involved to obtain information related to treatment approaches to provide assistance for certain patients in certain situations. “Clinical expertise is essential for identifying and integrating the best research evidence with clinical data… to deliver services that have the highest probability of achieving the goals of therapy” (APA, 2006, p. 275). It is essential for clinicians to encompass a few areas including, assessment, monitoring of patient progress, interpersonal skill, evaluation and use of research evidence and seeking resources as needed. Collaboration between successful practitioners and researchers can allow for exceptional clinical expertise. “EBPP involves consideration of the patient’s values, religious beliefs, worldviews, goals, and …show more content…
Ongoing treatment is important due to the many problems that could come along with the assigned treatment. The treatment is a whole plan, not just a single session plan. Another limitation is that the clinician must be well trained in EBPP because the practice is based on a collaboration of decisions between the patient and the clinician. A question for readers and patients to consider is whether all of the clinicians are trained the same way to assure consistency. These weaknesses and limitations are something for clinicians to examine when thinking about choosing to perform evidence-based