Supporting mental health providers: The feasibility and promise of a virtual professional learning community.
Supporting mental health providers: The feasibility and promise of a virtual professional learning community.
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10.1080/23794925.2018.1486687
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2018-01-01
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Walden, Angela L
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Mehta, Tara G;Atkins, Marc S;Walden, Angela L
与一个大型国家实体合作，开发了两个虚拟专业学习社区（VPLC），以支持社区心理健康提供者经过12个月的循证实践（EBP）培训和咨询。本文介绍了VPLC的发展、实现和初步可行性。进行了社会网络分析，以探讨是否存在支持实施创新做法的社会网络的结构要素。与会者的反馈意见有助于VPLC的内容，结构和过程，以提高可接受性和可行性。结果表明，24名临床医生中有23名参加了六次会议中的三次，24名临床医生中有20名参加了六次会议中的至少四次，表明VPLC的可行性。由于样本较小，社交网络结果需要谨慎解释，但这表明VPLC提供商社交网络可能包含支持创新实践的结构（密度和边界密度）。咨询服务提供商报告了联系VPLC同行的相对较高的意图，表明他们希望在需要时联系同行，但报告了与VPLC同行的实际联系水平较低，这表明实际接触同事寻求建议存在障碍。建议，以提高培训和咨询后的有效做法的可持续性进行了讨论。
In collaboration with a large state entity, two virtual professional learning communities (VPLCs) were developed to support community mental health providers following a 12-month evidence-based practices (EBP) training and consultation. In this paper, the development, implementation, and initial feasibility of the VPLCs were described. Social network analyses were conducted to explore whether structural elements of a social network that support implementation of innovative practices were present. Feedback from participants contributed to the content, structure, and process of VPLCs to increase acceptability and feasibility. Results indicated that 23 of 24 clinicians attended three of six sessions and 20 of 24 clinicians attended at least four of six sessions, indicating feasibility of the VPLC. Social network results need to be interpreted with caution due to small sample, but suggest that VPLC provider social networks may contain structures (density and boundary density) that support innovative practices. Consenting providers reported relatively high intent to contact VPLC peers, indicating they want to contact peers when needed, but reported lower levels of actual contact with VPLC peers, suggesting that barriers exist to actually reaching out to colleagues for advice. Recommendations to enhance sustainability of effective practices post training andconsultation are discussed.