ABC Mental Health: A Behavioral Study of K-12 Teachers and School Staff

Duke University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Self Efficacy; Burnout, Professional; Mental Health Wellness 1

Treatments: Behavioral: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05574764

OT2HD107559 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

PRO00111936

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study looks at school employees' mental health, well-being, and effectiveness before and after completing a professional development workshop. The participants' schools are offering the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) professional development workshop to all teachers, staff, and administrators. CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year.

People who participate in CARE are asked to answer questions about their demographic information, mental health, well-being, and effectiveness before the workshop and two times after completing the workshop. This consent form provides the necessary information for people interested in answering these questions to make an informed decision. This consent form is not for the professional development workshop. Taking part in the workshop and questionnaires is optional.

This study is being conducted because teachers, school staff, and children's mental health has declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigators hope to use information collected in this study to tell schools, local public health officials, and state leaders how best to support teachers' mental health and well-being.

There are minimal risks associated with this study. The greatest risk of this study is loss of confidentiality.

Enrollment: 53 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult participant, defined as an adult (18 years or older) employed by a school working with youth in kindergarten through 12th grade.
• Fluent in the English language

Exclusion criteria

• N/A

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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53 participants in 3 patient groups

Teachers

Active Comparator group

Description:

This cohort includes K-12 teachers. Schools will offer all teachers the professional development program called Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) . CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year. Tools include mindful awareness practices and caring and emotion skills training. Each intervention workshop includes 30 to 35 participants and a facilitator, who is part of the CARE team. The workshops will be held at a location selected by the school, likely on their campus.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)

Staff, Non-Administrative

Active Comparator group

Description:

This cohort includes non-administrative staff. Schools will offer all non-administrative staff the professional development program called Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) . CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year. Tools include mindful awareness practices and caring and emotion skills training. Each intervention workshop includes 30 to 35 participants and a facilitator, who is part of the CARE team. The workshops will be held at a location selected by the school, likely on their campus.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)

Staff, Administrative

Active Comparator group

Description:

This cohort includes administrative staff. Schools will offer all administrative staff the professional development program called Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) . CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year. Tools include mindful awareness practices and caring and emotion skills training. Each intervention workshop includes 30 to 35 participants and a facilitator, who is part of the CARE team. The workshops will be held at a location selected by the school, likely on their campus.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)