Patient and Provider Outcomes of E-Learning Training in Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality

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Conditions studied: Suicide

In brief

Suicide prevention among military Veterans has become a national priority; yet, there is a gap in suicide-specific intervention training for mental health students and professionals. The need for training in this area has become even more acute with the recent hiring by the Veterans Health Affairs (VHA) of thousands of clinicians to address the mental health needs of Veterans from all war eras. Since e-learning (online) education is more effective than traditional in-person (face-to-face) education for adult learners when methods, such as blended learning, are used, this mode of delivery may more easily meet the training and continuing education needs of busy medical professionals who may find it easier to fit online education into their daily schedules. A well developed in-person training approach known as the Collaborative Assessment and Management of Suicidality (or CAMS) has been recommended in systematic reviews as an effective tool for assessing and managing suicidality, as well as decreasing providers' fears, improving their attitudes, increasing their knowledge, confidence, and competence, and dispelling myths. The overall aims of this project were to develop an e-learning alternative for the CAMS program, determine its effectiveness relative to in-person CAMS training, and assess factors that may relate to adoption and implementation of CAMS in general and specifically through e-learning and in-person modalities.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00905827

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

212

Starts

2010-07-01

Expected to finish

2013-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-04-24

Who can join

Age: 22 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Mental health providers, psychiatrist, social workers, psychologist, advanced practice nurses and case managers

You may not qualify if…

• Previous CAMS Training

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
• VA Medical Center, Tuscaloosa — Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
• Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA — Decatur, Georgia, United States
• Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC — Charleston, South Carolina, United States
• Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia SC — Columbia, South Carolina, United States

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