The value of Samaritans clinical placement experience for ARU health and social care students. Other
Conditions
Interventions
The four stakeholder groups are 1. Samaritans staff involved in the development of the partnership, 2. Anglia Ruskin University staff involved in the development of the partnership, 3. Anglia Ruskin U
Sponsors
Anglia Ruskin University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 11/10/2023: Placement students: 1. Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) students 2. Completed a virtual placement with Samaritans as part of their pre-registration degree course between June 2021 and June 2023 ARU lecturing and management staff: 1. ARU staff 2. Lecturers who teach a course on which pre-registration students have been allocated a placement with the Samaritans, or management staff who have been involved with the development of the partnership between ARU and Samaritans Student and staff volunteers: 1. ARU students and staff 2. Completed the 7-week Samaritans volunteer training course between June 2021 and January 2023 Samaritans staff: 1. Samaritans staff 2. Involved with the development of the partnership between Samaritans and ARU Previous inclusion criteria: Placement students: 1. Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) students 2. Completed a one-week virtual placement with Samaritans as part of their pre-registration degree course between June 2021 and January 2023 ARU lecturing and management staff: 1. ARU staff 2. Lecturers who teach a course on which pre-registration students have been allocated a placement with the Samaritans, or management staff who have been involved with the development of the partnership between ARU and Samaritans Student and staff volunteers: 1. ARU students and staff 2. Completed the 7-week Samaritans volunteer training course between June 2021 and January 2023 Samaritans staff: 1. Samaritans staff 2. Involved with the development of the partnership between Samaritans and ARU
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 11/10/2023: Placement students: 1. Non-completion of one-week virtual placement with Samaritans 2. Completion of a placement prior to June 2021 3. Completion of a placement post June 2023 ARU lecturing and management staff: 1. Lecturers who teach a course on which pre-registration students have not been allocated a placement with the Samaritans 2. Management staff who have not been involved with the development of the partnership between ARU and Samaritans Student and staff volunteers: 1. Non-ARU students and staff 2. Non-completion of the 7-week Samaritans volunteer training course 3. Completion of the 7-week volunteer training course prior to June 2021 3. Completion of the 7-week volunteer training course following January 2023 Samaritans staff: 1. Samaritans staff who have not been involved with the development of the partnership between Samaritans and ARU Previous exclusion criteria: Placement students: 1. Non-completion of one-week virtual placement with Samaritans 2. Completion of a placement prior to June 2021 3. Completion of a placement post January 2023 ARU lecturing and management staff: 1. Lecturers who teach a course on which pre-registration students have not been allocated a placement with the Samaritans 2. Management staff who have not been involved with the development of the partnership between ARU and Samaritans Student and staff volunteers: 1. Non-ARU students and staff 2. Non-completion of the 7-week Samaritans volunteer training course 3. Completion of the 7-week volunteer training course prior to June 2021 3. Completion of the 7-week volunteer training course following January 2023 Samaritans staff: 1. Samaritans staff who have not been involved with the development of the partnership between Samaritans and ARU
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measure as of 11/10/2023: The value of a virtual placement with Samaritans measured using a survey developed specifically for the study by the research team completed by students following the virtual placement Previous primary outcome measure: The value of a one-week virtual placement with Samaritans measured using a survey developed specifically for the study by the research team completed by students following the one-week virtual placement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The impact of undertaking volunteer training on individuals measured using a survey comprised of one questionnaire developed by the study team and five validated measures, the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS), the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS), the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) and the Role Clarity (RCL) Scale, before and after the 7-week volunteer training 2. The extent to which the volunteer training and placements help to raise awareness of the Samaritan’s service measured using Likert scale questions at one timepoint following the one-week virtual placement 3. Views of Samaritans staff in relation to their partnership with ARU measured using eight Likert scale questions and four free-text questions at one timepoint. These were developed specifically for the study by the research team. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed