The Center (CEPI) is dedicated to applying state-of-the-art scientific research and analytic procedures to identify the most cost-effective human and educational services. Leonard Bickman, Betts Chair and professor of psychology, has led the Center since its inception.

The original focus of the Center was on child, adolescent and family mental health services research. However, in recent years the Center has broadened its perspective to include program evaluation and program improvement in additional areas. While still maintaining an emphasis on mental health, the Center currently has projects in the fields of health and education. Moreover, its program improvement efforts have been concentrated on the application of a theory of change developed at the Center called Contextualized Feedback Intervention and Training.

Senior investigators engaged at the Center work in multidisciplinary teams. They represent the specialties of psychiatry, psychology, sociology, economics, policy analysis, and statistics.

The Manual of the Peabody Treatment Progress Battery (PTPB)

A cohesive, comprehensive, and evidence-based mental health assessment battery for youths ages 11-18. For more information, see this printable flyer. Related news items on the PTPB are here.
Available under license from Vanderbilt University at no cost. Register for the PTPB.

Special Features of the PTPB:

• Includes ten measures of treatment progress and process
• Weekly administration takes 5-8 minutes
• Easy to administer
• Well-documented reliability and validity
• Useful with most types of treatment
• Available in English or Spanish
• Written at a fourth-grade level
• Suitable for mental health services research
• Uses a common factors approach to measurement or treatment processes
• Provides instruments for intake,concurrent with treatment, discharge, and follow-up

The Manual includes:

• A schedule of administration
• Codebooks for researchers
• Printable versions of the measures
• Additional administrative forms
• Psychometric information
• Printable versions of self-scoring forms 

Administration

Leonard Bickman, Director

Tonya Simmons, Financial Administrator

Margaret (Peggy) Westlake, Assistant to the Director, Editorial Assistant

Tim Tucker, Computer Support

Contact Information

Phone: 615.322.8694

Fax: 615.322.7049

Mailing Address:

Peabody #151, 230 Appleton Pl, Nashville, TN 37203-2402

Shipping Address:

1212 21st Ave S., Rm 303, Nashville TN 37203-2402

Campus Address:

Box 151 GPC