Social work training to reduce duration of untreated psychosis: Methodology and considerations of a web-based training for community providers.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

Outcomes for individuals with psychotic disorders can be improved through early intervention services; however, identification continues to be a major problem in connecting individuals with these services. Social workers form a vast majority of the human service and mental health workforce in the United States and therefore have the potential to play a unique role in identifying and referring those who may benefit from specialty early intervention services.

Methods

The current article describes the methodological design, implementation, and participant recruitment procedures of a large-scale, web-based training program for social workers promoting identification and referral of individuals with emerging symptoms of a mental illness with psychosis in the context of a rand

SUBMITTER: Andorko ND 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8668167 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature