Piloting online training in the Pacific-Ophelia project for child and adolescent mental health.
Asia Pac Psychiatry
; 14(2): e12510, 2022 Jun.
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INTRODUCTION: In June 2020, St Vincent's Mental Health, Fiji National University, and the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry collaborated to deliver online, specialized child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) training to Pacific-based healthcare workers. This accompanying research aimed to understand the telehealth model and structures that would sustain an engaged community of practice and support the development of professional networks across the Pacific. METHOD: Quantitative and qualitative feedback was analyzed to understand participation and self-rated measures of skills, knowledge, and confidence in providing health care for children and young people, as well as experiences of training, including access, engagement, and applicability of the initiative to the Pacific Islands health care organizations. RESULTS: Ophelia Training was able to meet the stated learning objectives. The data from all stakeholders identifies the value of a telehealth initiative incorporating training, technical assistance, knowledge networks, and professional coaching as a capacity building approach. CONCLUSION: This program offers an integration of research and practice. This regional approach to understanding telehealth capacity for Pacific Island mental health services is valuable for informing decision-making with respect to clinical care, management, workforce training and policy. It also provided an opportunity to improve health inequalities, by improving access to CAMH training via telehealth.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Psiquiatría
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Servicios de Salud Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Asia Pac Psychiatry
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Fidji
Pais de publicación:
Australia