Journal information

Practice Innovations® serves practitioners by publishing clinical, practical, and research articles on current and evolving standards, practices, and methods in professional mental health practice. Designed as a cross-disciplinary publication with a multi-theoretical scope, the journal supports innovation and the highest standards of care in mental health practice. Coverage areas include population-based practice issues, procedure or technique-based practice issues, diagnosis-based practice issues, and service delivery models.

Unsolicited manuscripts that propose new assessment approaches, treatment recommendations, clinical decision-making frameworks, or practice guidelines should be supported by an appropriate methodological foundation. Clinical experience, opinion and narrative reviews of the literature can provide valuable insights and help identify emerging issues; however, they are generally insufficient on their own to support the authors' clinical recommendations in a scholarly journal. Manuscripts proposing practice guidance should typically include evidence derived from methods such as systematic reviews, empirical evaluation, formal consensus processes, or other rigorous approaches that establish the rationale, applicability, and limitations of the proposed recommendations.

Journal diversity statement

Practice Innovations (PRI) is committed to embedding diversity in all areas of research, practice, and training. PRI implements the revised APA multicultural guidelines, which emphasize the integration of an ecological approach to diversity (APA, 2017). PRI has a deep understanding that diversity extends well beyond race and ethnicity, and includes but is not limited to gender identity, ability status, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, religion, language, and acculturation levels, and acknowledges the impact of the intersectionality of each of these aspects.

Now more than ever, it is vital for psychologists to not only inform themselves but to also inform others about ethnic and cultural differences and similarities between and within individuals of all backgrounds. Psychologists also need to, in an ongoing way, evaluate their own practices to determine whether they are cultivating inclusive practices. Given the diversity across cultures, and the quickly changing environmental systems impacting individuals, it is imperative that psychologists be committed to cultural sensitivity and cultural humility.

Practice Innovations is committed to continually aspiring to cultural competence and to attracting manuscripts that impact diverse populations. This includes advancing our clinical and empirical knowledge about diversity, increasing our awareness, confronting structural oppression and the biases within our profession, and applying principles of cultural sensitivity when reviewing manuscripts and making editorial decisions.

APA regularly publishes task force reports and guidelines regarding many areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion. It is expected that Practice Innovations authors, reviewers, and editors stay abreast of and adhere to the current guidelines and methods of demonstrating cultural competence and humility.

Disclaimer: APA and the editors of Practice Innovations assume no responsibility for statements and opinions advanced by the authors of its articles.