None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this project is to evaluate the efficacy of an online training program for mental health clinicians. The training is called Men in Mind, and focuses on engaging male clients in therapy and responding effectively to men’s distress and suicidality. The project will also evaluate the cost of the intervention per user. The online ~8 hour, 5 module training program has been developed in consultation with international experts in men’s mental health, and is designed to be a leading evidence-based resource for clinicians to develop skills and knowledge in male-specific adaptations to treatment. The project represents a partnership between Movember (leading the delivery of the intervention), and Orygen/Centre for Youth Mental Health, The University of Melbourne (leading the evaluation of the intervention). The online data management system will be managed by our sub-contractor, Strategic Data Ltd. The effectiveness of Men in Mind will be evaluated in a waitlist-controlled randomised superiority trial. Intervention group participants will complete self-report and vignette-based assessments before the training, and 6 weeks after they complete the training, in addition to 3-months / 12-weeks follow-up. Control group participants will receive access to the training following a 6-week waiting period, and after completion of pre-training and post-waitlist assessments. The primary outcome will be whether Men in Mind training participants, relative to waitlist control participants, display more greatly improved self-reported capacity to engage male clients at 6 weeks post-training according to the Engaging Men in Therapy Scale (EMITS).
Interventions
The intervention is an online training program designed specifically for this study. The training, entitled ‘Men in Mind’, is designed for mental health practitioners working with men. Since men engage in psychological treatment at lower rates than women, the goal of the training is to increase clinicians’ competence and confidence in providing psychological treatment to male clients.
Participants assigned to the intervention group will be provided access to the training for a period of six (6)
The intervention is an online training program designed specifically for this study. The training, entitled ‘Men in Mind’, is designed for mental health practitioners working with men. Since men engage in psychological treatment at lower rates than women, the goal of the training is to increase clinicians’ competence and confidence in providing psychological treatment to male clients. Participants assigned to the intervention group will be provided access to the training for a period of six (6) weeks. The training is conducted entirely online, in a self-paced format, and is estimated to take 8 hours to complete. The training program consists of five modules comprising content such as: male client and clinician gender socialisation and the interaction between these in practice; engagement and motivation strategies for male clients; and identifying and responding effectively to male distress and suicidality in counselling. Each of the five modules contains a mix of text- and video-based content delivery (41 videos across the course), presented alongside engaging imagery throughout. A number of learning design tools have been included in the training program to facilitate engagement and participants’ learning. Furthermore, the trial design includes regular communication with participants in order to encourage engagement and improve adherence.
Sponsors
Orygen
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Mental health practitioner working in Australia; Currently administering psychotherapy to male clients, either in person or via telehealth; Fluent in English; AND Provides informed consent to participate.
Exclusion criteria
Undergraduate student; Not currently administering psychotherapy to male clients; Not fluent in English; OR Does not consent to participate.
Outcome results
None listed