Adapting Compassion Focused Therapy for Groups with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Clients

Not Applicable

Suspended

• Conditions: Social and Emotional Wellbeing; Psychological Distress; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000008224
• Lead Sponsor: orth Coast Primary Health Network

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 15 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Suspended
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be those Aboriginal clients of the three partnering organisations - Namatjira Haven Drug and Alcohol Rehab Centre, Bunjum Corporation and Rekindling the Spirit - who:
1.choose to be part of the groups
2.are referred as suitable by their services, and
3.who are assessed by the clinical psychologists/group leaders as being suitable (e.g. no serious mental illness, are suitable for group work etc.)

The groups will be be same sex groups due to the nature of the services and cultural appropriateness – Namatjira and Rekindling – all male;
Bunjum – all female or all male

Exclusion Criteria

Clients will not be included if they have serious mental illness (e.g. psychosis) or are actively suicidal, or are unlikely to function well in groups.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified