Enhancing educator engagement in school mental health care through digital simulation professional development.

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• Personal Author:
  Albright G ; Long MW ; McMillan J ; Price OA ; Shockley KM
• Description:
  Background: Despite the critical role of educators as gatekeepers for school mental health services, they receive limited training to support student mental health. We report findings from a trial of an online mental health role-play simulation for elementary school teachers on changes in attitudes and self-reported helping behaviors for students experiencing psychological distress. Methods: We randomly assigned 18,896 elementary school teachers to wait-list control or intervention conditions in which they received the 45- to 90-minute online role-play simulation. We administered a version of the validated Gatekeeper Behavior Scale at baseline and postintervention, which measures attitudinal dimensions shown to predict teacher helping behavior change. Self-reported helping behaviors were collected at baseline and 3-month follow-up. Outcomes were compared between the intervention follow-up and control group baseline measures. Results: The intervention group posttraining scores were significantly higher (p < .001) than the control group for all the preparedness, likelihood, and self-efficacy Gatekeeper Behavior subscales. All 5 helping behaviors were significantly higher among the intervention group at follow-up compared to the control group at baseline. Conclusions: We found that a brief online role-play simulation was an effective strategy for improving teacher attitudes and behaviors needed to perform a positive mental health gatekeeper role in schools. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Education Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Staff Development
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Child And Adolescent Health; Mental Health; School Psychology Education; Teaching; Mental Health; Training; Simulation Methods; Behavior; Psychological Stress; Psychological Effects; Psychology; Intervention;
• ISSN:
  0022-4391
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Florida ; Georgia ; New York ; OSHA Region 2 ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  88
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064748
• Citation:
  J Sch Health 2018 Sep; 88(9):651-659
• Contact Point Address:
  Michael W. Long, Department of Prevention and Community Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave., Washington, DC 20052
• Email:
  michael_long@gwu.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  Sunshine Education and Research Center, University of South Florida
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of School Health
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b51662a8aeb6dbe1e0e9f2961449c0fbceee34ec9c4a0d0e5f6b83d6547c2a0c3c1904b9b16029742b4c92b5d3a5d35627352a92e463d97e9529a1b83a0d7894
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/249225/cdc_249225_DS1.pdf
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