Evaluation of the SHARE! Peer Toolkit Training

Mental Health Clinical Trial

Official title:

Evaluation of the SHARE! Peer Toolkit Training

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05382416
• Other study ID #: HSC-SPH-22-0294
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 19, 2022
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange will engage peer workers in their Peer Toolkit training, which is designed to improve the performance of peer workers in their provision of peer support. The Peer Toolkit training currently has a waitlist of peer workers interested in taking the course for professional development purposes. These peer workers and their supervisors will be invited to complete a web-based survey at baseline and 4-month follow-up. Peer workers will be randomly assigned to enroll in the Peer Toolkit training immediately or after the follow-up survey. Analyses will compare participants who had the opportunity to complete the training to those still waiting to start the training. This study will inform the use of the Peer Toolkit as a training mechanism to build the capacity of peer workers in the mental health workforce.

Description:

SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange will engage peer workers in their Peer Toolkit training, which is designed to improve the performance of peer workers in their provision of peer support. The training covers each of the 12 tools in the Peer Toolkit, which are taught through brief presentations followed by group discussions and interactive exercises to help people competently use each of the tools. The training is offered both online and in-person, requires 60 hours of time, and is typically completed over the course of 4 months. Participation in the training is optional.

The Peer Toolkit training currently has a waitlist of peer workers interested in taking the course for professional development purposes. These peer workers and their supervisors will be invited to complete a web-based survey at baseline and 4-month follow-up. Peer workers will be randomly assigned to enroll in the Peer Toolkit training immediately or after the follow-up survey. Analyses will compare participants who had the opportunity to complete the training to those who are still waiting to start the training. This study will inform the use of the Peer Toolkit as a training mechanism to build the capacity of peer workers in the mental health workforce.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 272
• Est. completion date: April 1, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be employed as a peer worker or as the supervisor of a peer worker participating in the study.

• Participants must be willing to attend the SHARE! Peer Toolkit Training, which takes 60 hours to complete.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Peer workers who do not receive pay and volunteer for less than 15 hours per week

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Health

Intervention

Behavioral:
• SHARE! Peer Toolkit Training
The SHARE! Peer Toolkit training is designed to improve the performance of peer workers in their provision of peer support. The training covers each of the 12 tools in the Peer Toolkit, which are taught through brief presentations followed by group discussions and interactive exercises to help people competently use each of the tools. Training sessions are typically two hours each, three times per week for 10 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange	Culver City	California

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston	California Department of Health Services, Emotional Health Association

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Peer support skills as assessed by interview questions	Assessed by a set of 6 interview questions that ask participants to describe what they would do in six peer support situations. Each question is rated from 1 to 9-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 9, with 1 indicating poor peer support skills and 9 indicating exceptional peer support skills.	4 months
Secondary	Perceived empathic and social self-efficacy as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 11 likert scale questions that ask participants to rate their ability to be empathic in responding to others' needs or feelings and managing interpersonal relationships. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating not well at all and 5 indicating very well.	4 months
Secondary	Empathic and social efficacy as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 11 likert scale questions that ask participants' supervisors to rate participants ability to be empathic in responding to others' needs or feelings and manage interpersonal relationships. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating not well at all and 5 indicating very well.	4 months
Secondary	Job satisfaction as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 5 likert scale questions that ask participants about their level of agreement with statements about their job satisfaction. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating strong disagreement with positive statements about job satisfaction and 5 indicating strong agreement with positive statement about job satisfaction.	4 months
Secondary	Work-related burnout as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 7 likert scale questions that ask the participant for the frequency of certain burnout-related experiences at their job. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating Never/Almost Never having certain burnout-related experiences at their job and 5 indicating Always having certain burnout-related experiences at their job.	4 months
Secondary	Perceived social support as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 12 likert scale questions that ask participants about their level of agreement with statements reflecting supportive relationships with family, friends, and a special person. Each question is rated from 1 to 7-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating very strongly disagree with statements reflecting supportive relationships with family, friends, and a special person and 7 indicating very strongly agree with statements reflecting supportive relationships with family, friends, and a special person.	4 months
Secondary	Social isolation as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 6 likert scale questions that ask participants about their frequency of feelings related to social isolation. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating never having feelings related to social isolation and 5 always having feelings related to social isolation.	4 months
Secondary	Recovery as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 21 likert scale questions that ask participants how they feel about themselves and their lives. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating strongly disagree with positive statements about self and 5 indicating strongly agree with positive statements about self.	4 months
Secondary	Psychological well-being as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 18 likert scale questions that ask participants about their level of agreement with statements reflecting psychological well-being. Each question is rated from 1 to 7-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating strongly disagree with statements indicating psychological well-being and 7 indicating strongly agree with statements indicating psychological well-being.	4 months
Secondary	Work contributions as assessed by a questionnaire	Assessed by a set of 12 likert scale questions that ask participants' supervisors to rate participants productivity and work quality. Each question is rated from 1 to 7-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating strongly disagree with positive statements about work contributions and 7 indicating strongly agree with positive statements about work contributions.	4 months