Counting on U training to enhance trusting relationships and mental health literacy among business advisors: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Financial distress is thought to be a key reason why small-medium enterprise (SME) owners experience higher levels of mental health conditions compared with the broader population. Business advisors who form trusting, high-quality relationships with their SME clients, are therefore well placed to: (1) help prevent/reduce key sources of financial distress, (2) better understand the business and personal needs of their clients and, (3) recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health conditions and encourage help-seeking where appropriate. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of relationship building training (RBT) combined with mental health first aid (MHFA) training for business advisors with MHFA alone, on the financial and mental health of their SME-o

SUBMITTER: Saxon L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9199223 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature