Building Capacity of OT Students to Address Children's Mental Health During Fieldwork (OTFW) (OTFW)

Building Capacity of OT Students to Address Children's Mental Health During Fieldwork

The study involved a one-group (n=19) mixed methods design using using pretest-posttest surveys and qualitative analysis of written reflections was used to explore the meaning and outcomes of participation in the building capacity process.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Education
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Building capacity through education

Detailed Description

To explore the meaning and outcomes of a four-month building capacity process designed to promote knowledge translation of a public health approach to mental health with children and youth among occupational therapy students completing a Level II Fieldwork experience in school-based practice.The study involved a one-group (n=19) mixed methods design using using pretest-posttest surveys and qualitative analysis of written reflections was used to explore the meaning and outcomes of participation in the building capacity process.The building capacity process expanded student knowledge of a public health approach to mental health resulting in increased awareness and application of embedded strategies addressing mental health during a Level II Fieldwork experience in a school settings.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 18
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Occupational therapy (OT) students completing a Level II Fieldwork experience during Fall 2016 in a school setting
• OT students meeting the above criteria who agree to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

- OT students completing a FW experience in settings other than schools during Fall 2016

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Building capacity through education; Building capacity process through education - Occupational therapy students participate in online webinars and discussions following completion of readings.	Other: Building capacity through education; Participants engaged in 2 webinars and 3 online discussions following reading selected material.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in knowledge, beliefs, and actions regarding addressing children's mental health in a school-based fieldwork experience	20 questions using Likert Scale responses	2 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Cleveland State University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Susan Bazyk, PhD, Cleveland State University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 15, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): April 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 19, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 26, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): May 30, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 30, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 26, 2017
• Last Verified: May 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: occupational therapy
• Other Study ID Numbers: FY2016-227

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No