expert consultation and coaching, timely fidelity feedback, access to training resources, training that bolsters EBP confidence), Organization and Team Supports (protected time, systems to monitor and prompt delivery, team/agency leadership prioritization and supports, outcome monitoring), and fit between ACT and CBSST models (adaptations for team and community delivery, flexibility for complex clients and crisis management model). Conclusion: This information can be used to adapt EBPs such as CBSST to fit into the ACT service delivery context found throughout the United States, which creates an opportunity to substantially increase access to psychosocial EBPs for schizophrenia. SA121. LINKS BETWEEN DIFFERENT AREAS OF FUNCTIONING, SOCIAL ANXIETY, AND THEORY OF MIND IN RECENT-ONSET SCHIZOPHRENIAAmelie Achim*, Andréanne Huot, and Élisabeth Thibaudeau Université LavalBackground: Functional recovery is now a recognized treatment goal for schizophrenia. It is therefore important to better understand the cognitive and psychological factors that influence functioning and their interrelations. Among these factors, social cognition deficits and comorbid social anxiety are common in schizophrenia and have been separately linked to greater impairments in functioning. In a previous study, we observed that theory of mind (ToM) was the aspect of social cognition that showed the greatest association with functioning in recent-onset schizophrenia. Contrary to our expectations, patients with or without social anxiety showed similar ToM performance and similar levels of functioning as assessed with the Social and Occupational Functioning Scale (SOFAS).Since the SOFAS provides a single, global score, we aimed to refine our previous results by exploring the relationships with distinct areas of functioning rated with the Schizophrenia Objective Functioning Instrument (SOFI). Methods: Fifty-six outpatients with recent-onset schizophrenia (mean illness duration = 21.2 months) had undergone a detailed interview that covered several aspects of their functioning. The records from these interviews were used to rate the 4 SOFI subscales, including (1) living situation, (2) instrumental activities of daily living, (3) productive activities and role functioning, and (4) social/recreational functioning. These ratings were compared between patients with (N = 27) or without (N = 29) a comorbid social anxiety disorder, and we also examined the link with ToM performance assessed with the Combined Stories Task. Results: No group difference emerged between patients with or without social anxiety on the 4 SOFI subscales (all Ps >. 30). As for the link with ToM, a significant correlation was observed with productive activities and role functioning (r = .31, P = .02). The other correlations did not reach significance (P values between .08 and .72). Conclusion: Previous studies reported poorer functioning in schizophrenia patients who also present with social anxiety, and the failure to replicate these results triggers questions regarding the factors a...
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