There are no pre-implementation materials to measure organizational or provider readiness for C.A.T. Project.

There is formal support available for implementation of C.A.T. Project as listed below:

There is an option for ongoing consultation (support for implementation) following training. Contact Dr. Kendall at pkendall@temple.edu

There are fidelity measures for C.A.T. Project as listed below:

The therapist manual describes session-by-session content. Each session's description begins with the goals/targets for that session. When checking on fidelity, tapes of sessions are listened to in order to check that the goals/targets for the session were addressed. Although they require a person familiar with the model, there are forms that can be used to assess fidelity when listening to the session. The fidelity form also has places for the supervisor to rate the therapist on several dimensions. The form is not publicly available.

There are implementation guides or manuals for C.A.T. Project as listed below:

Although labeled the therapist manual, it includes implementation guidelines. For example, there are notes and suggestions gathered from over 75 implementers that help a new implementer with each session.

• Kendall, P.C., Choudhury, M., Hudson, J., & Webb, A. (2002). The C.A.T. Project therapist manual. Workbook Publishing.

Research has been conducted on how to implement C.A.T. Project as listed below:

Podell, J. L., Kendall, P. C., Gosch, E. A., Compton, S. N., March, J. S., Albano, A.-M., Rynn, M. A., Walkup, J. T., Sherrill, J. T., Ginsburg, G. S., Keeton, C. P., Birmaher, B., & Piacentini, J. C. (2013). Therapist factors and outcomes in CBT for anxiety in youth. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 44(2), 89–98. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031700