Therapist Participation in a Learning Collaborative on Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Impact of COVID-related Stressors and Challenges

The rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the need to improve access to evidence-based treatments (EBT) and necessitated changes in treatment delivery and training of mental health providers (MHPs). There is limited information on how the pandemic may have impacted MH...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 2024-07, Vol.60 (5), p.1006-1016
Main Authors: McCoy, Kelsey, Moreland-Johnson, Angela, Wade, Shelby, Quinones, Kathy, Swiecicki, Carole, Hanson, Rochelle
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Behavior modification
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - methods
Cognitive therapy
Cognitive-behavioral factors
Collaboration
Collaborative learning
Community and Environmental Psychology
COVID-19
COVID-19 - psychology
Evidence-based medicine
Female
Health Personnel - education
Health Personnel - psychology
Health problems
Health services
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mental disorders
Mental health
Mental health care
Middle Aged
Original Paper
Pandemics
Participation
Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Qualitative Research
SARS-CoV-2
Social distancing
Social support
Stress
Technology
Telemedicine
Therapists
Therapy
Training
Trauma
Treatment methods
Work at home
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Summary:The rise in mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic amplified the need to improve access to evidence-based treatments (EBT) and necessitated changes in treatment delivery and training of mental health providers (MHPs). There is limited information on how the pandemic may have impacted MHPs’ participation in training and treatment delivery. This study included 269 MHPs who participated in a Learning Collaborative (LC) focused on an EBT. Qualitative interviews conducted with 15 MHPs who participated in the LC during the pandemic identified facilitators and barriers to training participation and EBT delivery that included social support, technology challenges, and difficulty completing cases following the transition to telehealth. Quantitative results showed that MHPs in the peri-COVID cohorts completed significantly fewer cases and fewer consultation calls compared to those prior to the pandemic. Findings suggest that providing support to train MHPs and promote EBT delivery may be beneficial during times of heightened stress.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-024-01256-9