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NCT Number: NCT05382416

Evaluation of the SHARE! Peer Toolkit Training

SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange will engage peer workers in their Peer Toolkit training, which is designed to improve the performance of peer workers in their provision of peer support. The Peer Toolkit training currently has a waitlist of peer workers interested in taking the course for professional development purposes. These peer workers and their supervisors will be invited to complete a web-based survey at baseline and 4-month follow-up. Peer workers will be randomly assigned to enroll in the Peer Toolkit training immediately or after the follow-up survey. Analyses will compare participants who had the opportunity to complete the training to those still waiting to start the training. This study will inform the use of the Peer Toolkit as a training mechanism to build the capacity of peer workers in the mental health workforce.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Health Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange

Culver City, California, 90230, United States

About this study

SHARE! the Self-Help and Recovery Exchange will engage peer workers in their Peer Toolkit training, which is designed to improve the performance of peer workers in their provision of peer support. The training covers each of the 12 tools in the Peer Toolkit, which are taught through brief presentations followed by group discussions and interactive exercises to help people competently use each of the tools. The training is offered both online and in-person, requires 60 hours of time, and is typically completed over the course of 4 months. Participation in the training is optional.

The Peer Toolkit training currently has a waitlist of peer workers interested in taking the course for professional development purposes. These peer workers and their supervisors will be invited to complete a web-based survey at baseline and 4-month follow-up. Peer workers will be randomly assigned to enroll in the Peer Toolkit training immediately or after the follow-up survey. Analyses will compare participants who had the opportunity to complete the training to those who are still waiting to start the training. This study will inform the use of the Peer Toolkit as a training mechanism to build the capacity of peer workers in the mental health workforce.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants must be employed as a peer worker or as the supervisor of a peer worker participating in the study.
  • Participants must be willing to attend the SHARE! Peer Toolkit Training, which takes 60 hours to complete.

Exclusion criteria

  • Peer workers who do not receive pay and volunteer for less than 15 hours per week

Treatment and study plan

SHARE! Peer Toolkit Training

Behavioral

The SHARE! Peer Toolkit training is designed to improve the performance of peer workers in their provision of peer support. The training covers each of the 12 tools in the Peer Toolkit, which are taught through brief presentations followed by group discussions and interactive exercises to help people competently use each of the tools. Training sessions are typically two hours each, three times per week for 10 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Peer support skills as assessed by interview questions

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 6 interview questions that ask participants to describe what they would do in six peer support situations. Each question is rated from 1 to 9-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 9, with 1 indicating poor peer support skills and 9 indicating exceptional peer support skills.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Perceived empathic and social self-efficacy as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 11 likert scale questions that ask participants to rate their ability to be empathic in responding to others' needs or feelings and managing interpersonal relationships. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating not well at all and 5 indicating very well.

  2. Empathic and social efficacy as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 11 likert scale questions that ask participants' supervisors to rate participants ability to be empathic in responding to others' needs or feelings and manage interpersonal relationships. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating not well at all and 5 indicating very well.

  3. Job satisfaction as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 5 likert scale questions that ask participants about their level of agreement with statements about their job satisfaction. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating strong disagreement with positive statements about job satisfaction and 5 indicating strong agreement with positive statement about job satisfaction.

  4. Work-related burnout as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 7 likert scale questions that ask the participant for the frequency of certain burnout-related experiences at their job. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating Never/Almost Never having certain burnout-related experiences at their job and 5 indicating Always having certain burnout-related experiences at their job.

  5. Perceived social support as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 12 likert scale questions that ask participants about their level of agreement with statements reflecting supportive relationships with family, friends, and a special person. Each question is rated from 1 to 7-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating very strongly disagree with statements reflecting supportive relationships with family, friends, and a special person and 7 indicating very strongly agree with statements reflecting supportive relationships with family, friends, and a special person.

  6. Social isolation as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 6 likert scale questions that ask participants about their frequency of feelings related to social isolation. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating never having feelings related to social isolation and 5 always having feelings related to social isolation.

  7. Recovery as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 21 likert scale questions that ask participants how they feel about themselves and their lives. Each question is rated from 1 to 5-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 5, with 1 indicating strongly disagree with positive statements about self and 5 indicating strongly agree with positive statements about self.

  8. Psychological well-being as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 18 likert scale questions that ask participants about their level of agreement with statements reflecting psychological well-being. Each question is rated from 1 to 7-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating strongly disagree with statements indicating psychological well-being and 7 indicating strongly agree with statements indicating psychological well-being.

  9. Work contributions as assessed by a questionnaire

    Time frame: 4 months

    Assessed by a set of 12 likert scale questions that ask participants' supervisors to rate participants productivity and work quality. Each question is rated from 1 to 7-total score is calculated as the average of the scores on all questions, and total score ranges from 1 to 7, with 1 indicating strongly disagree with positive statements about work contributions and 7 indicating strongly agree with positive statements about work contributions.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Other

Collaborators

  • California Department of Health Services
  • Emotional Health Association

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
May 19, 2022
Registry last updated
Apr 11, 2024

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