Staff Traumatic Brain Injury Skill Builder: Evaluation of an Online Training Program for Paraprofessional Staff Serving Adults With Moderate-Severe TBI.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the online, self-guided, interactive Staff TBI Skill Builder training program for paraprofessional staff.

Design

A within-subjects, nonexperimental evaluation involving 79 paraprofessionals and professionals working across a range of settings. Participants completed a pretest (T1), a posttest immediately upon program completion (T2), and follow-up (T3) 60 days after program completion.

Measures

(1) Knowledge of basic traumatic brain injury facts; (2) knowledge application; (3) self-efficacy in responding to text-based application scenarios; (4) self-report of skill utilization and effectiveness; and (5) program satisfaction (ease-of-use and usefulness).

Results

Participants demonstrated high levels of knowledge, knowledge application, and

SUBMITTER: Powell LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8380254 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep-Oct 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature