scholarly journals Effects of Trauma-informed Care Training on Healthcare Providers Caring for Victims of Human Trafficking

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Gaillard-Kenney ◽  
Brianna Kent ◽  
Jenna Lewis ◽  
Chennel Williams
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Mental Health Provider ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Care Training ◽  
The Impact

Objective: The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of trauma-informed care training on the practice of dental, optometry, and mental health providers caring for victims of human trafficking. Methods: A mixed method approach was used, including pre-post surveys and one focus group discussion. Results: The dental, optometry, and mental health provider participants reported a greater awareness of human trafficking and greater knowledge of how to approach and care for the victims in a trauma- informed way. Conclusion: Continued training on the provision of trauma-informed care for victims of human trafficking is necessary for dentists, optometrists, and mental health professionals serving in health clinics in a university located in the southeast United States.

Achieving Service Change Through the Implementation of a Trauma-Informed Care Training Program Within a Mental Health Service

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 467-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicola Palfrey ◽  
Rebecca E. Reay ◽  
Velissa Aplin ◽  
Jeffery C. Cubis ◽  
Virginia McAndrew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Service ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
Care Training ◽  
Service Change

Does training change practice? A survey of clinicians and managers one year after training in trauma-informed care

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Maureen Williams ◽  
Geoffrey Paul Smith
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
System Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Trauma Informed Care ◽  
Trauma Informed ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Drug And Alcohol

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the impact of a trauma-informed care (TIC) training programme on practice at the individual and workplace level in mental health and drug and alcohol services and to examine the implications of using training alone as a strategy for achieving system-level practice change. Design/methodology/approach A total of 271 clinicians and managers from public mental health and drug and alcohol services in Western Australia who had undertaken TIC training were invited to complete an on-line survey 12 months after training. Individual survey items were based on a five-point Likert scale with opportunity being provided for additional comments from respondents. Findings One year post-training, both clinicians and managers reported that training had increased their awareness and knowledge and had a positive impact on their attitudes towards TIC. Clinicians reported a moderate impact on their individual practice and both groups reported very limited success in bringing about change in their workplaces. Workforce development and organisational factors were identified by both clinicians and managers as being barriers to implementation. Research limitations/implications Only 30 per cent of the training participants responded to the survey and it is not possible to determine whether they differed from non-respondents. Findings were based on a self-report survey with no objective measure of behaviour change. Originality/value This “naturalistic” study examines the longer-term impact of training, from the perspective of clinicians and managers, on changing practice at the individual clinician and workplace level. It highlights the critical importance of understanding and addressing contextual factors where collective, coordinated behaviour change is needed in order to effect organisational change.

Embedding interagency working between schools and mental health specialists: A service evaluation of theMental Health Services and Schools and Colleges Link Programmeworkshops

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 906-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Cortina ◽  
Judith Shipman ◽  
Felicity Saunders ◽  
Laurie Day ◽  
Rachel Blades ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Service Evaluation ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Building Relationships ◽  
Continuous Contact ◽  
The Impact

There is increasing focus on the need for schools to work more effectively with specialist mental health providers, but there have been historic challenges in embedding closer interagency working. This article reports the results of a service evaluation of a 2-day workshop designed to facilitate improved working between schools and children and young people’s mental health services (CYPMHS). Mental health leads from 255 schools, mental health professionals and other key stakeholders all took part in one of 26 two-day workshops across the United Kingdom. The impact on interagency working was examined using changes in pre- and post-survey results, changes in self-reported aspects of interagency working and 10 local reviews of practice. The pre–post questionnaires showed improvements in interagency working (e.g. 55% of school leads reported being in ‘monthly’ or ‘continuous’ contact with the National Health Service (NHS) CYPMHS1at follow-up, compared with 24% at baseline). The group-completed CASCADE framework showed an overall increase in collaborative working, although some areas continued to report significant challenges such as in relation to common outcome measures. The local reviews found positive changes in interagency working, in terms of building relationships, improved communication and sharing good practice. This service evaluation of the workshops found some evidence of improved interagency working between schools and CYPMHS, but more controlled research is needed to consider generalisability and scalability.

Mutual Biases Underlying the Problematic Relationship between Older Adults and Mental Health Providers: Any Solution in Sight?

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana Laganà ◽  
Sheri Shanks
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Mental Health Provider ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers

As the size and diversity of the older population increases, mental health providers will be called upon to deliver high-quality services to the elderly. However, many of these professionals hold negative attitudes toward the elderly; psychotherapy conducted with older adults by clinicians with such biases could represent a waste of time and energy, as well as money, for these clients. This article reviews studies conducted within the past three decades on the biases held by mental health professionals (primarily psychiatrists and psychologists) toward older patients and vice versa. It also discusses possible solutions to the conflicts within the elderly-mental health provider relationship, based on the contributions made by professionals from various health care disciplines on this topic. Moreover, this article takes into account various ethnicity-related issues that are often at play in the relationship in question, and provides research and clinical recommendations for the enhancement of the quality of this relationship. It is time to find successful and interdisciplinary ways to improve how older adults and mental health professionals deal with one another. These efforts should creatively enhance the quality of the mental health services offered to older patients, in addition to dispelling age-related myths and corresponding obstacles to the utilization of these needed services by older adults.

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