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Children's Mental Health

PracticeWise offers innovative tools and services to help clinicians and organizations improve the quality of health care for children and adolescents. We strive to bring science and evidence seamlessly into the process of clinical care, whether through child-specific dynamic summaries of the best available research studies, clinical dashboards for visualization of clinical progress and history, or clinical protocols and summaries representing the most common components of evidence-based practices.

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Why Should You Choose PracticeWise?

PracticeWise is committed to strengthening communities, supporting families, and improving lives. Through our consultation, training, and online information resources, we help thousands of professionals who work in children’s mental health services systems. We aim to make your work smarter, more efficient, and more up-to-date, by putting evidence at your fingertips taking the guesswork out of decision making. Whether you’re simply looking for a helpful tool or seeking to implement a fully developed treatment program, our collaborative service models will meet you where you are and help you coordinate the best ideas from science with the local knowledge from your practice.

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The PracticeWise Services

PWEBS Database

Our Evidence-Based Services Literature Database of Clinical Trials Read More

The PracticeWise database includes hundreds of randomized clinical trials of treatments for children's mental health problems, making it the most comprehensive dynamic decision-support tool available for reviewing the evidence base in children's mental health.

Using this online searchable database, professionals can access summaries of the best and most current scientific research, and results can be customized to match an individual child's characteristics. The database currently covers research in the areas of childhood anxiety, attentional problems, autistic spectrum, depression, disruptive behavior, eating, elimination, mania, substance use, suicidality, and traumatic stress disorders.

$179.00 (annual subscription)
The PracticeWise database includes hundreds of randomized clinical trials of treatments for children's mental health problems, making it the most comprehensive dynamic decision-support tool available for reviewing the evidence base in children's mental health.

Using this online searchable database, professionals can access summaries of the best and most current scientific research, and results can be customized to match an individual child's characteristics. The database currently covers research in the areas of childhood anxiety, attentional problems, autistic spectrum, depression, disruptive behavior, eating, elimination, mania, substance use, suicidality, and traumatic stress disorders.
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Online Course To access the free online learning materials for PWEBS, please follow these steps:
- Create a PracticeWise account by clicking the "Join Now" link on the home page and completing basic account information. There is no cost to setting up an account.
- After you have signed into your account, simply go to My Courses to browse the available courses, including the PWEBS course.
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Practitioner Guides

Our How-To Guides for the Common Processes and Practices of Evidence-Based Treatments Read More
Based on our extensive review and coding of the best mental health treatments tested in scientific trials, PracticeWise has developed a set of treatment materials that summarize the most common elements of evidence-based treatments for youth. Each practice and process is summarized in a convenient handout format to guide therapists in performing the main steps.

$70.00 (download with updated online access for one year)

To access the free online learning materials for Practice Guides and Process Guides, please follow these steps:
- Create a PracticeWise account by clicking the "Join Now" link on the home page and completing basic account information. There is no cost to setting up an account.
- After you have signed into your account, simply go to My Courses to browse the available courses, including the Practice Guides and Process Guides courses.
You can also view our Practitioner Guides demonstration site.
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Clinical Dashboard

Our Feedback Tool for Client Progress and Practice Monitoring Read More

The Clinical Dashboard is a Microsoft Excel™ based tool that presents a convenient visual summary of individual client progress along with the history of clinical practices delivered. Professionals can configure this tool to track up to five measures of client progress at a time, using any measures of their choice.

PracticeWise has also worked with partner organizations to design and deliver similar clinical dashboard modules that work with clinic-level and enterprise-wide information systems to support clinical review and evaluation across multiple clients, providers, and organizations.

$60.00 (download client specific tool with updated online access for one year)
To access the free online learning materials for Clinical Dashboards, please follow these steps:
- Create a PracticeWise account by clicking the "Join Now" link on the home page and completing basic account information. There is no cost to setting up an account.
- After you have signed into your account, simply go to My Courses to browse the available courses, including the Clinical Dashboards course.
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Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP)

Our Comprehensive Evidence Informed Services Support System Read More

The MAP system is designed to improve the quality, efficiency, and outcomes of children’s mental health services by giving practitioners easy access to the most current scientific information and by providing user-friendly measurement tools and clinical protocols. Using an online database, the system can suggest formal evidence-based programs or, alternatively, can provide detailed recommendations about discrete components of evidence-based treatments relevant to a specific youth’s characteristics. Whether services are delivered through existing evidence-based programs or assembled from components, the MAP system also adds a unifying evaluation framework to track outcomes and practices.

Please see our Managing and Adapting Practice page for more information about the MAP system. Our community pages and online learning courses provide additional information and resources about the MAP system.

Services are customized; please email inquiries to [email protected]

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MATCH Protocol

Our Evidence-Based Treatment For Anxiety, Depression, Traumatic Stress, and Conduct Problems Read More

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Academic Resources

Our Special Offers for Faculty and Students Read More
PracticeWise offers discounts for academic faculty and students. Student discounts are provided through active faculty accounts.

Faculty members may request a free 90-day trial to evaluate PracticeWise services for use in their teaching. If 5 or more students purchase services through a faculty account, the faculty member will receive a free faculty subscription for the year.

To set up a faculty account, please follow these steps:
1. Create a PracticeWise account by clicking the "Join Now" link on the home page and completing basic account information. There is no cost to setting up an account.
2. Send an email to [email protected] to request faculty member services for your account. Please be sure to include the name of your institution.
3. Your trial subscription will be activated and you will be provided with an RSVP code to provide to your students.
To set up a student account, please follow these steps:
1. Ask your faculty member to provide you with the RSVP code for his or her faculty account.
2. Create a PracticeWise account by clicking the "Join Now" link on the home page and completing basic account information. There is no cost to setting up an account.
3. After you have signed into your account, in the Activate Service Code section of the home page, enter the RSVP Code for the faculty account (from Step #1 above).
4. The next time you sign into your account, you will see your faculty member's name under the My Courses menu. Click this menu for further information and instructions about the available student service discounts.
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Group Discounts & Custom Orders

Our Progressive Discounts for Group Subscriptions and Service Bundles Read More

PracticeWise offers progressive discounts for group orders of 5 or more, ranging from 4% to 18% off individual order prices. Group purchases cannot be completed online; interested parties must download, print, and sign the Group Order Form and mail it with payment to the PracticeWise subscription office.

PracticeWise also offers additional discounts when more than one product is purchased at a time. These "bundling" discounts range from an additional 10% to 24% off single-item order prices. A bundling discount is already built into the Full Service Subscription (available online through the Store menu). For "bundling" discounts on other combinations of products, interested parties must download, print, and sign the Group Order Form and mail it with payment to the PracticeWise subscription office.

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Community Resources

Our Growing Collection of Resources Available to the Public Read More

PracticeWise is committed to enhancing public resources to support our community. These resources may be accessed through the community pages on our website. Some of these pages are available without a user account, such as our searchable bibliography of publications, but other resources require a free user account to function properly, such as our online learning courses.

These community pages are a work in progress and are supported by subscriptions to our core services. We expect to keep developing these pages and expanding our partnerships, so check back periodically.

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Our Community

PracticeWise emphasizes progress, practice, and of course, people. Our growing community is committed to improving mental health services for children and families, through our collaborative service models designed to improve coordination of the people, resources, and activities that are essential for positive change and healthy outcomes. We encourage you to become part of our community and to share in our wealth of ideas.

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About Our Company

PracticeWise, LLC was founded in 2004 with a mission to advance how evidence and information are used to improve the lives of children and families. Working primarily in children’s mental health, PracticeWise supports individuals working with children and families to be more informed and more prepared, through established knowledge management strategies and resources. The PracticeWise services include professional training, online information resources, books and guides, organizational consultation, and service system design and management. Our core values are that our professional activities and endeavors are grounded in science, publicly verifiable, and self-correcting.

Meet Our Staff Members

Kelsie Okamura, Ph.D., serves on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC, and works for the State of Hawaii Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division. Kelsie earned her B.A.,
Tonya Wood serves as professional consultant to PracticeWise, LLC. Dr. Wood is currently the Director of Clinical Training in the Psy.D. program at Pepperdine University in Los Angeles, California. Sh
Bruce Chorpita, Ph.D., is the President of PracticeWise, LLC. He has worked in multiple academic and government leadership positions related to children’s mental health and practice improvement. Dr. C
Alayna Park, M.A., serves on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC, and is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. Her researc
Taya Cromley, Ph.D., serves on the Services and Products Development and Professional Development teams. She currently works as an independent consultant, focusing on the integration of behavioral hea
David Daleiden, MBA, is the Vice President of Finance and Operations for PracticeWise, LLC, and serves on the Executive Management team. David has been working with PracticeWise since 2007 in various
Lisa Phillips, Ph.D., serves on the Professional Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. She obtained her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Lisa completed her clinica
Jennifer Regan, Ph.D., serves as a distance learning developer and literature coder on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. She received her B.A. in psychology from Johns H
Eric Daleiden, Ph.D., is a founder and partner of PracticeWise, LLC. He has worked extensively in strategic and operational management and has held leadership positions in the academy, government, and
Halina Dour, Ph.D., is a literature coder at PracticeWise, LLC, and is a clinical psychologist at the Orlando VA as part of the PTSD clinical team and as the eating disorder team lead. She received h
Chad Ebesutani, Ph.D., serves on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. Chad holds a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of California, Los Angeles, and previous
Cheri Shapiro, PhD, is a consultant with PracticeWise. She is a Research Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for Families in Society, College of Social Work, at the University of South
Cheri Sofia is the Learning Coordinator at PracticeWise, LLC, and is responsible for coordinating training, distance learning, and continuing education activities. She was previously in nonprofit mana
Bethany Weaver is the Training and Development Coordinator and serves on the Services and Products Development teams as a Literature Coding Administrator at PracticeWise, LLC. She comes to us with an
Michael Southam-Gerow, Ph.D., serves on the Professional Development team as a lead trainer for PracticeWise, LLC. He is also a professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Virginia Commonwe
Jennifer Gamarra, M.A., serves on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. She received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and is currently a doctoral s
Melissa Sovak, PsyD, is an independent consultant with PracticeWise, LLC. She is an outpatient psychologist and supervisor in the doctoral training program at Washburn Center for Children in Minneapol
Cameo F. Stanick, Ph.D., serves on the Professional Development team at PracticeWise, LLC, as a lead trainer and consultant. Dr. Stanick is a licensed clinical psychologist and Vice President of Clini
Karen Guan, Ph.D. serves as a literature coder and nomination reviewer on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. Karen is a postdoctoral scholar in the Child FIRST lab at the
Charmaine Higa-McMillan, Ph.D., is a lead trainer and consultant on the Professional Development team and also serves on the Services and Products Development and Special Projects teams at PracticeWis
Shantel Fernandez Lopez, PhD, serves on the Services and Products Development Team at PractiseWise, LLC. Dr. Fernandez Lopez is a clinical psychologist with Tripler Army Medical Center, School Behavi
Rachel E. Kim, Ph.D., serves as a literature coder on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. She completed her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of California, L
Taylor Thompson, Ph.D., serves as a distance learning developer and literature coder on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. She is a licensed psychologist and is currently
Alex Dietrich is a Business Operations Specialist at PracticeWise, LLC and serves on the Admin Development Team. He has many years of schooling at Indian River State College in pursuit of both an I.T.
Hilary M. Gould, Ph.D., serves as a literature coder on the Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. She received her Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles and completed a respecialization
Katie Ahlers, Ph.D., serves on the Services and Products Development team as a literature coder for PracticeWise, LLC. Katie received her Ph.D. from the Clinical Psychology program at the University o
Ceth Ashen, Ph.D., serves as a lead trainer on the Professional Development team for PracticeWise, LLC. Dr. Ashen consults for non-profit mental health agencies in California, where she provides trea
Janelle L. Wagner, PhD serves on the Professional Development Team as an Associate Trainer and Consultant for PracticeWise, LLC. She also serves as a literature coder and developer of distance learnin
Michelle C. Levy, Ph.D., serves on the Professional Development team at PracticeWise, LLC, as a consultant and associate trainer and serves on the Services and Products Development team. She completed
Kimberly Becker, Ph.D., serves on the Services and Products Development, Special Projects, Professional Development, and Research and Evaluation teams at PracticeWise, LLC. Dr. Becker is currently an
Aparajita (Tuma) Kuriyan, Ph.D., is a Data Scientist and Training Professional for PracticeWise, LLC. Dr. Kuriyan completed her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Florida International University and h
Allison R. Love, Ph.D., is a Training Professional for PracticeWise, LLC, and serves on the Professional Development and Services and Product Development teams. Dr. Love obtained her M.A. and Ph.D. in
Adam Bernstein, Ph.D., is a Senior Consultant for PracticeWise, LLC. Adam serves as a lead trainer on the Professional Development team and provides leadership, direction, and management for clinical
Ari Blum, MSW, LCSW-C, serves as a lead trainer on the Professional Development team for PracticeWise, LLC. Ari Blum also works for the University of Maryland School Of Social Work as a trainer, clini
Alexander Lower serves as a coder on the Services and Products Development Team at PracticeWise, LLC. He studied psychology and engineering design at Northwestern University and is currently completin
Brad J. Nakamura, Ph.D., is a Services and Products Development team member at PracticeWise, LLC. Dr. Nakamura currently is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM). Dr. Na
Teri Bourdeau, Ph.D., ABPP, is the Vice President of Training and Development for PracticeWise, LLC, and serves on the Executive Management, Professional Development, and Services and Products Develop
Alexandra Burgess, Ph.D., serves on the Services and Products Development team at PracticeWise, LLC. Dr. Burgess earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and is cur

Testimonials From Our Members

Tom Steinmetz, Chief Executive Officer, Washburn Center for Children
"PracticeWise shines when it comes to communication and collaboration. The proactive, positive, and open communication between our organizations has fostered an effective and productive working relationship. We have found their team of passionate training professionals to be outstanding, and they have continued to refine the Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP) learning experience. The flexibility and versatility of the MAP Program make it relevant and applicable in a wide range of settings with a wide range of children and families. I also really appreciate that the team at PracticeWise truly cares about improving mental health services for children."
MAP Direct Service Trainee
…I love this tool. MAP really breaks things down and makes it easy for providers.
MAP Direct Service Trainee
PracticeWise consultation was practical, clinical, personal, consistent. I feel very supported & accepted & encouraged & information was freely shared. It was a collegial environment & I was built up & given step-by-step advice when needed. I learned how to use the program, but also how to conceptualize treatment from start to finish. I am deeply grateful for having my MAP Consultant.
MAP Direct Service Trainee
PracticeWise consultants provided fast, clear and reliable responses to questions.
MAP Direct Service Trainee
I can honestly say that this has been the most informative, entertaining, and applicable training I have ever participated in! Thank you! :)
School-Based Services Supervisor
For the first time, in a long time; there is a new program that has been created that is both user-friendly and very thorough. The more involved I become, the more I continue to learn. The program looks very straight forward, but actually is very dense, in a useful way. As clinicians, looking at our work, our decisions and the choices we have in front of us is not always the focus of what we do. Your program asks and helps us to make better decisions from beginning to end and the Dashboard - GENIUS!!!
Public School Services Administrator
PracticeWise MAP is the magical bridge over the chasm between research and practice. The MAP trainers are the pied pipers leading us over the bridge. The practice stories and role plays have also been genius in helping to integrate theory, research and clinical practice. I thought the revolution would be bloody and violent and it was not. Thanks for doing the work on this - it's brilliant in its simplicity.
Agency Supervisor
MAP offers a great way to provide and structure supervision and I LOVE the dashboards!
MAP Direct Service Trainee
This was the most informative and fun training I have ever been to in 15 years of Mental Health…seriously, you guys are the BEST combination of fun and intelligent, a GREAT GREAT mix!
MAP Direct Service Trainee
I learned a lot! Trainers were AWESOME!! This has been the best EBT training I have been to so far!
MAP Direct Service Trainee
The trainers were amazing! Knowledgeable, entertaining, and attentive to the needs of the group. They made sure the interventions were applicable and relevant across all treatment modalities (i.e., residential, outpatient, in-home, school based).
MAP Direct Service Trainee
Truly. This has been one of the best trainings I've experienced and I don't dole out comments like that all the time! THANK YOU!
MAP Direct Service Trainee
Absolutely incredible material and we shall use for a long time to come--GET THIS ON CD/DVD!

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What Works In Children's Mental Health

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Why Should You Choose PracticeWise?

The PracticeWise Services

PWEBS Database

Practitioner Guides

Clinical Dashboard

Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP)

MATCH Protocol

Academic Resources