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Using the Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma to Strengthen Clinical Knowledge in Evidence-Based Practitioners
- Source :
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology. 43:286-300
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2014.
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Abstract
- The high prevalence of trauma exposure in mental health service-seeking populations, combined with advances in evidence-based practice, competency-based training, common-elements research, and adult learning make this an opportune time to train the mental health workforce in trauma competencies. The Core Curriculum on Childhood Trauma (CCCT) utilizes a five-tiered conceptual framework (comprising Empirical Evidence, Core Trauma Concepts, Intervention Objectives, Practice Elements, and Skills), coupled with problem-based learning, to build foundational trauma knowledge and clinical reasoning skills. We present findings from three studies: Study 1 found that social work graduate students' participation in a CCCT course (N = 1,031) was linked to significant pre-post increases in self-reported confidence in applying core trauma concepts to their clinical work. Study 2 found significant pre-post increases in self-reported conceptual readiness (N = 576) and field readiness (N = 303) among social work graduate students participating in a "Gold Standard Plus" educational model that integrated classroom instruction in core trauma concepts, training in evidence-based trauma treatment (EBTT), and implementation of that EBTT in a supervised field placement. Students ranked the core concepts course as an equivalent or greater contributor to field readiness compared to standard EBTT training. Study 3 used qualitative methods to "distill" common elements (35 intervention objectives, 59 practice elements) from 26 manualized trauma interventions. The CCCT is a promising tool for educating "next-generation" evidence-based practitioners who possess competencies needed to implement modularized, individually tailored trauma interventions by strengthening clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning, and familiarity with common elements.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Mental Health Services
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Evidence-based practice
Social work
education
Psychiatric Nursing
Mental health
Competency-Based Education
Clinical Psychology
Nursing
Conceptual framework
Evidence-Based Practice
Intervention (counseling)
Workforce
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Humans
Clinical Competence
Curriculum
Students
Psychology
Empirical evidence
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15374424 and 15374416
- Volume :
- 43
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....93664a00e9160ff2fcbd1897939a115b