Translational Prevention Science Training Program

转化预防科学培训计划

• 批准号: 8664728
• 负责人: GERALD J AUGUST
• 金额: $ 8.36万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2014
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2014-07-01 至 2019-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8664728
• 关键词: Prevention; Science; Training Programs

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The overarching goal of the proposed training program is to educate and mentor the next generation of prevention scientists in children's mental health who will conduct research addressing three of the four NIMH strategic objectives for scientific research using a translational perspective. By virtue of their participation in this translational prevention science training program, it is anticipated that trainees will (1) strengthen their understanding of the genetic, neurobiological and experiential basis of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders in children and adolescents, (2) learn how to develop and test mechanism-based cognitive, affective, and behavioral interventions that seek to optimize outcomes via innovative intervention strategies, (3) incorporate culturally sensitive needs and preferences into the design of personalized prevention programs, taking into account individual and cultural factors (e.g., acculturation, language preference, different child- rearing practices, mental health stigma) and larger systemic barriers to care (e.g., access to services), and (4) develop communication and collaboration skills that facilitate community-partnered research collaboration. The proposed training program will be offered by a transdisciplinary (TD) consortium of scientists affiliated with three academic research sectors at the University of Minnesota, as well as a network of community practice partners representing child-serving systems of care in children's mental health in the greater Twin Cities area. The proposal seeks support for four pre-doctoral trainees for three-year terms. Trainees will enter the training grant as 2nd year Ph.D. students to maximize the potential for TD training by beginning relatively early in their research careers before their viewpoint becomes too narrowed by training in their major field. The proposed pre-doctoral training experience features TD collaboration oriented around three core areas: prevention science (PS Core), neurobehavioral development (NBD Core), and community intervention and implementation (CI/I Core). The PS Core will provide each student with coursework and mentored training in (a) prevention research concepts and methods, (b) epidemiology of child and adolescent mental health problems, (c) development, risk, and resilience perspectives, and (d) cross-cultural issues in prevention research. The NBD Core will provide each student with opportunities for specialized formal course work, seminars and colloquia and a research apprenticeship in a translational science laboratory. In the CI/I Core, each student will participate in a mixed methods interdisciplinary group and be placed in a community practice care setting matched to a children's mental health problem relevant to his/her chosen area of scientific inquiry. Within this setting trainees will collaborate with community practitioners in the design, implementation, and evaluation of a research study emanating from their translational-based apprenticeship.

描述(由申请者提供)：拟议培训计划的总体目标是教育和指导下一代儿童心理健康预防科学家，他们将进行研究，利用翻译的视角解决NIMH科学研究的四个战略目标中的三个。由于他们参与了这场 翻译预防科学培训计划，预计受训者将(1)加强他们对儿童和青少年精神、情绪和行为障碍的遗传、神经生物学和经验基础的理解，(2)学习如何开发和测试基于机制的认知、情感和行为干预措施，寻求通过创新的干预策略来优化结果，(3)将文化敏感的需求和偏好纳入个性化预防计划的设计，考虑到个人和文化因素(例如，文化适应、语言偏好、不同的育儿做法， 精神健康方面的歧视)和更大的系统性护理障碍(例如，获得服务的机会)，以及(4)发展促进社区合作研究协作的沟通和协作技能。拟议的培训计划将由一个隶属于明尼苏达大学三个学术研究部门的跨学科(TD)科学家联盟以及一个社区实践合作伙伴网络提供，该网络代表着大双子城地区儿童心理健康中的儿童服务照顾系统。该提案寻求对四名博士前实习生的支持，为期三年。学员将进入培训助学金 作为二年级的博士生，在他们的研究生涯相对较早的时候，在他们的观点因所在专业领域的培训而变得过于狭隘之前，就可以最大限度地发挥TD培训的潜力。拟议的博士前培训体验以TD协作为特色，围绕三个核心领域：预防科学(PS Core)、神经行为发展(NBD Core)以及社区干预和实施(CI/I Core)。PS核心将为每个学生提供课程作业和指导培训，内容包括(A)预防研究的概念和方法，(B)儿童和青少年心理健康问题的流行病学，(C)发展、风险和复原力观点，以及(D)预防研究中的跨文化问题。NBD核心将为每个学生提供专门的正规课程作业、研讨会和座谈的机会，以及在翻译科学实验室的研究见习机会。在CI/I核心，每个学生将参加一个混合方法跨学科小组，并被安置在与他/她选择的科学研究领域相关的儿童心理健康问题相匹配的社区实践护理环境中。在这一背景下，学员将与社区从业者合作，设计、实施和评估他们以翻译为基础的学徒生涯产生的研究研究。