Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Men in Mind training for mental health practitioners to enhance their clinical competencies for working with male clients
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Medicine, Faculty of
department or school: Non UBC
department or school: Nursing, School of
department or school: Psychiatry, Department of
data provider: DSpace
identifier citation: BMC Psychology. 2022 Jul 15;10(1):174
rights copyright: The Author(s)
creator: Seidler, Zac E.
creator: Wilson, Michael J.
creator: Toogood, Nicholas W.
creator: Oliffe, John Lindsay
creator: Kealy, David
creator: Ogrodniczuk, John S.
creator: Owen, Jesse
creator: Mackinnon, Andrew
creator: Le, Long Khanh‑Dao
creator: Mihalopoulos, Cathrine
creator: Pirkis, Jane
creator: Rice, Simon
issued: 2022-11-23T15:57:58Z
issued: 2022-07-15
description: Background Although the proportion of men seeking professional mental health care has risen over the past two decades, on average, men continue to attend fewer sessions of psychotherapy and are more likely to drop out of treatment prematurely compared to women. Men account for three-quarters of suicide deaths; furthermore, over half of the males who die by suicide have engaged with mental health care in the 12 months prior to their death. These findings highlight a need to equip mental health practitioners with skills to improve male clients’ engagement and mental health outcomes. This article reports the protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Men in Mind, a self-paced online training program purpose-built to advance the clinical competencies of practitioners who provide psychotherapy to male clients. Methods A randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups will be conducted. Participating practitioners will be randomly allocated, on a 1:1 basis, to the intervention group (Men in Mind training) or a waitlist control group. The primary outcome, efficacy of the training, will be evaluated by pre- to post-training (T1 to T2) changes in scores on the Engaging Men in Therapy Scale (EMITS) in the intervention group, relative to the control group. Discussion This trial will provide evidence of the efficacy of Men in Mind training, as an interim step towards adjusting content and delivery of the intervention to maximize the potential for sustaining and scaling. Trial registration: The trial was registered prospectively with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry on 3rd December 2021 (ACTRN12621001669886).
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/83183
note: Seidler et al. BMC Psychology (2022) 10:174 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00875-9STUDY PROTOCOLProtocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Men in Mind training for mental health practitioners to enhance their clinical competencies for working with male clientsZac E. Seidler1,2,3* , Michael J. Wilson1,2, Nicholas W. Toogood1,2, John L. Oliffe4,5, David Kealy6, John S. Ogrodniczuk6, Jesse Owen7, Andrew Mackinnon8, Long Khanh‑Dao Le9, Cathrine Mihalopoulos9, Jane Pirkis8 and Simon Rice1,2 Abstract Background: Although the proportion of men seeking professional mental health care has risen over the past two decades, on average, men continue to attend fewer sessions of psychotherapy and are more likely to drop out of treatment prematurely compared to women. Men account for three‑quarters of suicide deaths; furthermore, over half of the males who die by suicide have engaged with mental health care in the 12 months prior to their death. These findings highlight a need to equip mental health practitioners with skills to improve male clients’ engagement and mental health outcomes. This article reports the protocol for a randomized controlled trial of Men in Mind, a self‑paced online training program purpose‑built to advance the clinical competencies of practitioners who provide psycho‑therapy to male clients.Methods: A randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups will be conducted. Participating practitioners will be randomly allocated, on a 1:1 basis, to the intervention group (Men in Mind training) or a waitlist control group. The primary outcome, efficacy of the training, will be evaluated by pre‑ to post‑training (T1 to T2) changes in scores on the Engaging Men in Therapy Scale (EMITS) in the intervention group, relative to the control group.Discussion: This trial will provide evidence of the efficacy of Men in Mind training, as an interim step towards adjust‑ing content and delivery of the intervention to maximize the potential for sustaining and scal…
has type: Article
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0422025
language: eng
peer review status: Reviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: BioMed Central
publisher DOI: 10.1186/s40359-022-00875-9
rights: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
scholar level: Faculty
scholar level: Researcher
scholar level: Other
subject: Gender
subject: Training
subject: Psychotherapy
subject: Masculinity
subject: Mental health
subject: Trial
subject: Men
subject: Male
subject: Practitioners
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83183