Testing an empirically derived mental health training model featuring small groups, distributed practice and patient discussion

Murrihy, RC; Byrne, MK; Gonsalvez, CJ

Testing an empirically derived mental health training model featuring small groups, distributed practice and patient discussion

Murrihy, RC

Byrne, MK Gonsalvez, CJ

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Citation:: Medical Education, 2009, 43 (2), pp. 140 - 145
Issue Date:: 2009-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Murrihy, RC https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0302-4767	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Byrne, MK	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Gonsalvez, CJ	en_US
dc.date.issued	2009-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Medical Education, 2009, 43 (2), pp. 140 - 145	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0308-0110	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/9902
dc.description.abstract	Objectives Internationally, family doctors seeking to enhance their skills in evidence-based mental health treatment are attending brief training workshops, despite clear evidence in the literature that short-term, massed formats are not likely to improve skills in this complex area. Reviews of the educational literature suggest that an optimal model of training would incorporate distributed practice techniques; repeated practice over a lengthy time period, small-group interactive learning, mentoring relationships, skills-based training and an ongoing discussion of actual patients. This study investigates the potential role of group-based training incorporating multiple aspects of good pedagogy for training doctors in basic competencies in brief cognitive behaviour therapy (BCBT). Methods Six groups of family doctors (n = 32) completed eight 2-hour sessions of BCBT group training over a 6-month period. A baseline control design was utilised with pre- and post-training measures of doctors' BCBT skills, knowledge and engagement in BCBT treatment. Results Family doctors' knowledge, skills in and actual use of BCBT with patients improved significantly over the course of training compared with the control period. Conclusions This research demonstrates preliminary support for the efficacy of an empirically derived group training model for family doctors. Brief CBT group-based training could prove to be an effective and viable model for future doctor training. © Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Medical Education	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03256.x	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Medical Informatics	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Humans	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Analysis of Variance	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Program Evaluation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Group Processes	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Peer Group	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Mental Health	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Therapy	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Models, Educational	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Education, Medical, Continuing	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Educational Measurement	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Adult	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Middle Aged	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Physicians, Family	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Patient Participation	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Female	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Male	en_US
dc.subject.mesh	Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	en_US
dc.title	Testing an empirically derived mental health training model featuring small groups, distributed practice and patient discussion	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	43	en_US
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utslib.for	13 Education	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
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pubs.issue	2	en_US
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pubs.volume	43	en_US

Abstract:

Objectives Internationally, family doctors seeking to enhance their skills in evidence-based mental health treatment are attending brief training workshops, despite clear evidence in the literature that short-term, massed formats are not likely to improve skills in this complex area. Reviews of the educational literature suggest that an optimal model of training would incorporate distributed practice techniques; repeated practice over a lengthy time period, small-group interactive learning, mentoring relationships, skills-based training and an ongoing discussion of actual patients. This study investigates the potential role of group-based training incorporating multiple aspects of good pedagogy for training doctors in basic competencies in brief cognitive behaviour therapy (BCBT). Methods Six groups of family doctors (n = 32) completed eight 2-hour sessions of BCBT group training over a 6-month period. A baseline control design was utilised with pre- and post-training measures of doctors' BCBT skills, knowledge and engagement in BCBT treatment. Results Family doctors' knowledge, skills in and actual use of BCBT with patients improved significantly over the course of training compared with the control period. Conclusions This research demonstrates preliminary support for the efficacy of an empirically derived group training model for family doctors. Brief CBT group-based training could prove to be an effective and viable model for future doctor training. © Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2009.

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