R34 – Remote Training in Evidence-based Practices for Clinicians Who Work with Migrant Workers

Principal Investigators

Gino Aisenberg, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Social Work

Zoran Popović, PhD, Professor, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering

Pat Arean, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 

Patrick Raue, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences 

Project Description

This study is a partnership between The University of Washington’s School of Social Work and Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science and Engineering; The Social Work Department at Heritage University in Toppenish, Wash.; and The Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic.

This study will expand and enhance training in evidence-based psychosocial interventions (EBPIs) by designing and testing a computerized training program that is based on adaptive training algorithms. We hypothesize that by simplifying training and supplementing classroom curriculum, we can enhance clinical ability to deliver treatment more competently, more quickly, and with a higher quality of care.

Clinical Trials number: NCT03515226

SettingHeritage University Department of Social Work in Toppenish, Washington, and Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
PopulationUndergraduate social work students and migrant workers receiving services

Intervention and/or Implementation Strategy Designed or Redesigned

InterventionComputerized training program for evidence-based psychosocial interventions (tCBT) based on adaptive training algorithms
Implementation StrategyQualitative interviews with students and training experts, development and modification of computerized training program, and randomized controlled trial comparing enhanced computerized training to traditional methods 

Impact

Enhanced clinical ability to deliver treatment more competently, more quickly, and with higher quality of care by simplifying training and supplementing classroom curriculum for evidence-based psychosocial interventions