Sponsor
This research and preparation of this manuscript was supported by grants from the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, United States Department of Education, and the Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services (NIDRR grant H133B140039) and the National Institute of Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research, and from the Center for Mental Health Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, United States Department of Health and Human Services (NIDILRR grant 90RT5030).
Published In
Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Document Type
Post-Print
Publication Date
12-22-2018
Subjects
Youth -- Mental health services -- United States, Mental health services -- Training, Computer-assisted instruction, Promoting Positive Pathways to Adulthood
Abstract
Service providers working with transition-aged young people with mental health disorders require specialized research-based training to better meet their needs. A 10-module interactive online training program, Promoting Positive Pathways to Adulthood (PPPA), was developed to build service provider competencies to improve outcomes for the youth with whom they work. In total, 19 organizations participated in a longitudinal quasi-experimental study that compared training outcomes for participants receiving PPPA online training only (Group 1) with those receiving PPPA online training with team-based practice activities (Group 2). Most of the 63 service providers participating in the training were females, below 40 years, had at least one college degree, and were non-Hispanic White. Both groups made significant gains in their transition-related knowledge, and their self-efficacy to provide transition services. Group 2 with additional practice activities achieved significantly higher knowledge scores than Group 1 receiving online-only training. Team-based activities evaluated by Group 2 participants as more engaging and culturally relevant were also rated as more likely to help improve practice. Future research is needed to track youth outcomes after service provider training, and to examine the organizational supports necessary to promote knowledge translation for transition service providers.
DOI
10.1177/1063426618819438
Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/30535
Citation Details
Published as: Brennan, E. M., Sellmaier, C., Jivanjee, P., & Grover, L. (2019). Is Online Training an Effective Workforce Development Strategy for Transition Service Providers? Results of a Comparative Study. Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 27(4), 235–245.
Description
This is an accepted manuscript of an article published by SAGE Publishing in Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders December 2019, available online: https://doi.org/10.1177/1063426618819438