Evaluation of a Training Course for Educational Professionals

April 24, 2024 updated by: Lisa Feldmann, Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Evaluation of a Training Course for Educational Professionals on Depression and Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a two-hour online training course on depression and mental health in childhood and adolescence in educational professionals to improve depression and mental health literacy. It will further be investigated whether the course leads to changes in attitudes towards the illness (reduction of stigma) and to an increased behavioural confidence and behavioral change in dealing with pupils with symptoms and illnesses.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Depressive disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence and yet often are unnoticed and not treated for a long time. Depressive disorders often begin in adolescence and young adulthood. School stress, caused by bullying experiences at school or high performance expectations from parents and teachers, has been identified as an important factor in the development of depressive disorders in students School, as a central area of life for children and young people, is an important place for promoting pupils' mental health.

The rising prevalence of depressive disorders among adolescence in recent years and the delayed start of interventions show a clear need for action in the everyday lives of adolescents. A training for educational professionals in schools on depression in youths is intended to reduce the large treatment gap. By educating about depression, reducing stigma and fostering confidence in dealing with pupils with depression, educational professionals at schools should be sensitised to youth depression so that they can better respond to pupils with mental health problems.

As part of the planned scientific study, a training course on depression and mental health in childhood and adolescence for educational professionals is to be evaluated. The study will investigate the extent to which a two-hour online training course on depression and mental health in childhood and adolescence (including symptoms, causes of depression, comorbid diseases, prevention) and practical tips for everyday school life leads to an increase in knowledge regarding these topics. Additionally, the study will investigate the impact of the training on changes in attitudes towards depression (reduction of stigma), increased behavioural confidence dealing with pupils with mental health problems and changes in behavior deadling pupils with mental health problems. Moreover, the influence of teachers' emotions (assessed via the Teachers Emotion Scales) and self-efficacy on the outcomes will be exploratively investigated. To this end, the educational professionals will take part in 3 online surveys (before the training, shortly after the training and 4 weeks after the training) via Limesurvey.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

42

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Current teaching profession (teacher) / working in the school environment (e.g. school psychologist, social worker)

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 2 hours online training
2 hours online training for educational professionals about depression and mental health in youths
Other: training course
Two-hour online training course for educational professionals at schools on depression and mental health in children and adolescents (including symptoms, causes, comorbidity, prevention) and practical tips for everyday school life to reduce stress.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
increase in Knowledge
Time Frame: pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up
Self-designed questionnaire based on the 2 hours depression and mental health training
pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up
decrease in depression stigma
Time Frame: pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up
Assessed via Depression Stigma Scale (DSS, Griffiths, Christensen, & Jorm, 2008)
pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in helping behaviour towards pupil
Time Frame: pre (0-1 days before the training), 1month follow-up
Self-designed questionnaire based on Jorm, Kitchener, Sawyer, Scales, & Cvetkovski, 2010; Parker et al., 2021; Sebbens, Hassmén, Crisp, & Wensley, 2016
pre (0-1 days before the training), 1month follow-up
Change in conficende in dealing with pupils with mental health issues
Time Frame: pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up
self-designed questionnaire based on Sebbens, 2016; Parker, 2021
pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Evaluation of the training
Time Frame: post (0-1 days after training)
Self-designed questionnaire
post (0-1 days after training)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

Collaborators

Prof. OTTO Beisheim Stiftung (Germany)

Investigators

  • Study Director: Gerd Schulte-Körne, Prof. Dr., Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

April 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 19, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 26, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 26, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24-0045

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

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