NCT03170102

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 18 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cleveland State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

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.

Conditions

• Education

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Building capacity through education	Participants engaged in 2 webinars and 3 online discussions following reading selected material.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-05-01
• Primary completion: 2017-01-15
• Completion: 2017-04-01
• First posted: 2017-05-30
• Last updated: 2017-05-30