title: Mental illness training for licensed staff in long-term care.
abstract: Licensed care staff working in long-term care facilities may be poorly prepared to work with residents with mental illness. This research reports on the program evaluation of Caring Skills: Working with Mental Illness, a training program delivered on the Internet. It was tested with a randomized treatment-control design, with an eight-week follow-up. The training provided video-based behavioral skills and knowledge training. Measures included video situations testing and assessment of psycho-social constructs including empathy and stigmatization. ANCOVA analysis at 4-weeks posttest showed significant positive effects with medium-large effect sizes, which were largely maintained at the 8-week follow-up. The training was well-received by the users.
authors.affiliation: ORCAS,   Eugene, Oregon,   USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blair Irvine
authors.forename: Molly B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Billow
authors.forename: Mark G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Eberhage
authors.forename: John R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Seeley
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bourgeois
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence; D020375:Education, Distance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D020407:Internet; D008004:Licensure; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D008503:Medical Staff / Q000193:education*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D055815:Young Adult