None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Mental health problems among university students are extremely common, and university staff frequently report being approached by students for mental health support. Many university staff members feel they do not have the skills or confidence to respond appropriately. The current study adapted a skills-based training program, previously successful in training workplace managers to support the mental health of employees, with the aim of upskilling university staff regarding student mental health. The aim of this study is to ascertain the effectiveness of this training in improving university staff's confidence supporting student mental health, mental health knowledge, stigmatising attitudes to mental health and behavioural responsiveness to students experiencing mental ill-health.
Interventions
The intervention was skills-based mental health training, 3-hours in duration and delivered online through interactive workshops (including interaction group discussions, short videos and workbooks to fill out) facilitated by experienced, independent clinicians. Each participant attends one single workshop. The workshops were adapted from previous mental health training for workplace managers (Gayed et al., 2019; Milligan-Saville et al., 2017) and tailored in partnership with representatives fro
The intervention was skills-based mental health training, 3-hours in duration and delivered online through interactive workshops (including interaction group discussions, short videos and workbooks to fill out) facilitated by experienced, independent clinicians. Each participant attends one single workshop. The workshops were adapted from previous mental health training for workplace managers (Gayed et al., 2019; Milligan-Saville et al., 2017) and tailored in partnership with representatives from the participating university to reflect the needs of staff within the faculty who had regular contact with students. The training comprised ten modules covering the following topics: 1. Acknowledgement of Country & Introductions 9 mins 2. Prevalence of mental illness 4 mins 3. Recognising changes in behaviour 11 mins 4. Disclosure of mental health conditions 14 mins 5. Approaching a conversation about mental health 10 mins 6. Help-seeking 4 mins 7. Practicing the conversation 40 mins Break 5 mins 8. Self-harm and suicidality 32 mins 9. Remaining at university or being absent? 30 mins 10. How to maintain wellbeing 18 mins Conclusion 3 mins Attendance at the workshop is recorded to monitor adherence, including if participants attend only part of the workshop. Gayed, A., Bryan, B. T., LaMontagne, A. D., Milner, A., Deady, M., Calvo, R. A., Mackinnon, A., Christensen, H., Mykletun, A., & Glozier, N. (2019). A cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate HeadCoach: an online mental health training program for workplace managers. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 61(7), 545-551. Milligan-Saville, J. S., Tan, L., Gayed, A., Barnes, C., Madan, I., Dobson, M., Bryant, R. A., Christensen, H., Mykletun, A., & Harvey, S. B. (2017). Workplace mental health training for managers and its effect on sick leave in employees: a cluster randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Psychiatry, 4(11), 850-858
Sponsors
Black Dog Institute
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
- 18 years or older - Working within the participating faculty at the participating university - Frequent contact with students
Exclusion criteria
Involved in any other mental health training programs ongoing at the Black Dog Institute (manager mental health training program for university staff or general staff mental health training program)
Outcome results
None listed