Supported Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Programs for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in University Students: Open, Non-Randomised Trial of Acceptability, Effectiveness, and Satisfaction (Preprint)

Palacios, Jorge; Richards, Derek; Palmer, Riley; Coudray, Carissa; Hofmann, S.; Palmieri, Patrick A.; Frazier, Patricia

doi:10.2196/preprints.11467

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“…These programs have demonstrated effectiveness for numerous mental health disorders (Newman et al, 2011a,b;Olthuis et al, 2015;Karyotaki et al, 2018;Fitzsimmons-Craft et al, 2020;Taylor et al, 2021), and several companies now provide digital guided self-help programs and employ coaches. For example, SilverCloud Health is one example of a company providing these services, with numerous studies demonstrating the effectiveness of programs delivered on this platform (e.g., Richards et al, 2015;Palacios et al, 2018). The current number of individuals providing these services is unknown, but mental health coaching has been identified as a clear industry trend (Landi, 2020;Bestsennyy et al, 2021;Wood, 2021;DeAngelis, 2022;Moon, 2022).…”

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Training, supervision, and experience of coaches offering digital guided self-help for mental health concerns

Fitzsimmons-Craft,

Rojas,

Topooco

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Accessible, low-cost intervention options are necessary to address the rise in mental health problems among college students. Digital guided self-help, or coached, programs have been developed to provide such services, with many commercially available. As such, there are a large and growing number of individuals coaching these programs. However, an unmet need is to evaluate and assess best practices for training and supervising individuals in these positions. To this end, we describe how we recruited, trained, and supervised coaches as part of a large randomized controlled trial using a widely available digital commercial platform. Coaches were trained to provide digital guided self-help for depression, anxiety, and/or eating disorders for college students. Coaches initially attended three live training sessions over 2–3 weeks, viewed multiple training videos, and read a detailed coaching manual developed by our team. Thereafter, they attended weekly supervision. Following their term, coaches completed an exit survey to assess their supervision and training experiences. A total of 37 of 70 (53%) graduate-level student coaches completed the survey. The experience was reported as very positive (95%). In particular, the majority reported feeling well prepared, more confident, and felt they had developed useful skills for their own practice.

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