Associate Professor Melissa Smith, PhD, and colleagues Published in Early Intervention in Psychiatry. The piece is titled "Social work training to reduce duration of untreated psychosis: Methodology and considerations of a web-based training for community providers."
The web-based study enrolled 1384 individuals. More than half of study participants enrolled within the first 3 months of the 14-month recruitment period. Completion of all study components was achieved by 959 individuals (69% of total enrolled), and completion status did not vary significantly by gender, ethnicity, or facility at which the individual was employed. Completion rates varied by race, such that participants identifying as White were more likely to complete the study, while those identifying as Black were less likely. The results suggest the feasibility of using a web-based training program to engage social workers in early psychosis identification practices. Challenges related to encouraging participants to complete the training and lessons learned during the study recruitment are discussed.
Andorko, N. D., Fitzgerald, J., Roemer, C., Solender, E., Petti, E., Rakhshan Rouhakhtar, P., McNamara, K. E., Smith, M. E., Buchanan, R. W., Schiffman, J., & DeVylder, J. (2021). Social work training to reduce duration of untreated psychosis: Methodology and considerations of a web-based training for community providers. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 1– 9. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.13178