Efficacy of a Train-the-Trainer Curriculum for Increasing Occupational Therapists' Mental Health Knowledge

The marked prevalence and under detection of affective disorders including depression in older adults is associated with poor functional outcomes and patient mortality. Although occupational therapists are trained in mental health assessment and intervention, these skills are underutilized in practi...

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Published in:Occupational therapy in mental health 2014-01, Vol.30 (1), p.90-106
Main Authors: Russo, Theresa, Leach, Carrie, Lysack, Cathy, Paulson, Daniel, Lichtenberg, Peter A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
continuing education
Curriculum
Curriculum development
Depression
Educational programmes
geriatric assessment
Knowledge
Mental health
Occupational therapists
Occupational therapy
Prevalence
Therapists
Trainers
Training
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Summary:The marked prevalence and under detection of affective disorders including depression in older adults is associated with poor functional outcomes and patient mortality. Although occupational therapists are trained in mental health assessment and intervention, these skills are underutilized in practice. A two-group wait-list control design was used to test a DVD-based educational curriculum to increase knowledge about depression in a sample of occupational therapists. The educational intervention was delivered using a train-the-trainer model. The train-the-trainer model was found to be effective and study results showed that knowledge increased significantly after the DVD training.
ISSN:0164-212X
1541-3101
DOI:10.1080/0164212X.2014.878515