Wade Darryl, Varker Tracey, Coates Sally, Fitzpatrick Therese, Shann Clare, Creamer Mark
Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health; East Melbourne, Victoria AUSTRALIA; Department of Psychiatry; University of Melbourne; Parkville, Victoria AUSTRALIA.
beyondblue: the national depression initiative.
Disaster Health. 2013 Jan 1;1(1):9-12. doi: 10.4161/dish.22658. eCollection 2013 Jan-Mar.
This study reports data on a disaster mental health training program to enhance the capacity of lay people from disaster-affected communities, to provide assistance to others following a bushfire disaster. Local facilitators conducted training sessions which were actively promoted within communities. Participants were asked to complete an anonymous pre- and post-training survey to obtain data on the impact and quality of the training program. Responses from 462 (80%) of 577 people who attended 39 sessions showed substantial and significant increases in key competencies including confidence in their abilities to detect difficulties coping in others and to provide assistance. The quality of the program and materials were rated highly. The findings of the evaluation provide support for the program as a beneficial, acceptable and feasible community-level intervention following disaster.
本研究报告了一项灾难心理健康培训项目的数据，该项目旨在提高受灾社区非专业人员在丛林火灾灾难后为他人提供援助的能力。当地协调员开展了培训课程，并在社区内积极推广。参与者被要求完成一份匿名的培训前和培训后调查问卷，以获取有关培训项目影响和质量的数据。参加39场课程的577人中，有462人（80%）做出回应，结果显示，包括察觉他人应对困难并提供援助能力方面的信心等关键能力有大幅显著提升。该项目及材料的质量得到了高度评价。评估结果为该项目作为灾难后有益、可接受且可行的社区层面干预措施提供了支持。
