ABC Mental Health: A Behavioral Study of K-12 Teachers and School Staff

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Burnout, Professional
Self Efficacy
Mental Health Wellness 1

Interventions: Behavioral: Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)

Registration Number: NCT05574764

Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary: This study looks at school employees' mental health, well-being, and effectiveness before and after completing a professional development workshop. The participants' schools are offering the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) professional development workshop to all teachers, staff, and administrators. CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year.

People who participate in CARE are asked to answer questions about their demographic information, mental health, well-being, and effectiveness before the workshop and two times after completing the workshop. This consent form provides the necessary information for people interested in answering these questions to make an informed decision. This consent form is not for the professional development workshop. Taking part in the workshop and questionnaires is optional.

This study is being conducted because teachers, school staff, and children's mental health has declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigators hope to use information collected in this study to tell schools, local public health officials, and state leaders how best to support teachers' mental health and well-being.

There are minimal risks associated with this study. The greatest risk of this study is loss of confidentiality.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: COMPLETED

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 53

Inclusion Criteria

Adult participant, defined as an adult (18 years or older) employed by a school working with youth in kindergarten through 12th grade.
Fluent in the English language

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Teachers	Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)	This cohort includes K-12 teachers. Schools will offer all teachers the professional development program called Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) . CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year. Tools include mindful awareness practices and caring and emotion skills training. Each intervention workshop includes 30 to 35 participants and a facilitator, who is part of the CARE team. The workshops will be held at a location selected by the school, likely on their campus.
Staff, Non-Administrative	Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)	This cohort includes non-administrative staff. Schools will offer all non-administrative staff the professional development program called Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) . CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year. Tools include mindful awareness practices and caring and emotion skills training. Each intervention workshop includes 30 to 35 participants and a facilitator, who is part of the CARE team. The workshops will be held at a location selected by the school, likely on their campus.
Staff, Administrative	Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE)	This cohort includes administrative staff. Schools will offer all administrative staff the professional development program called Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) . CARE will be presented in three in-person training sessions over two to three months during the school year. Tools include mindful awareness practices and caring and emotion skills training. Each intervention workshop includes 30 to 35 participants and a facilitator, who is part of the CARE team. The workshops will be held at a location selected by the school, likely on their campus.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in the Self-effectiveness of Teachers After Completion of the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) Workshop Using the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES)	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The TSES is used for rating teachers' efficacy in engaging students, providing instructional strategies, and managing classrooms. Total scores range from 1 to 9, with higher scores indicating a greater sense of efficacy. Scores are also calculated for three subscales measuring engagement, instruction and management.
Change in Efficacy in Student Engagement of Teachers After Completion of the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) Workshop Using the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES)	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The TSES is used for rating teachers' efficacy in engaging students, providing instructional strategies, and managing classrooms. Student engagement scores range from 1 to 9, with higher scores indicating a greater sense of efficacy.
Change in Efficacy in Instructional Strategies of Teachers After Completion of the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) Workshop Using the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES)	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The TSES is used for rating teachers' efficacy in engaging students, providing instructional strategies, and managing classrooms. Instructional strategies scores range from 1 to 9, with higher scores indicating a greater sense of efficacy.
Change in Efficacy in Classroom Management of Teachers After Completion of the CARE (Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education) Workshop Using the Teachers' Sense of Efficacy Scale (TSES)	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The TSES is used for rating teachers' efficacy in engaging students, providing instructional strategies, and managing classrooms. Classroom management scores range from 1 to 9, with higher scores indicating a greater sense of efficacy.
Change in Emotional Exhaustion (EE) After Completion of the CARE Workshop Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The Maslach Burnout Inventory - Educator Survey is used for assessing burnout by identifying how educators view their jobs and the individuals with who they work. Scores are calculated for the three subscales measuring emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA). The EE subscale has a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 54. A higher score on the EE subscale reflects a worse outcome, because it indicates that the participant is experiencing emotional exhaustion more frequently.
Change in Depersonalization (DP) After Completion of the CARE Workshop Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The Maslach Burnout Inventory - Educator Survey is used for assessing burnout by identifying how educators view their jobs and the individuals with who they work. Scores are calculated for the three subscales measuring emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA). The DP subscale has a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 30. A higher score on the DP subscale reflects a worse outcome, because it indicates that the participant depersonalizes others more frequently.
Change in Personal Accomplishment (PA) After Completion of the CARE Workshop Using the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI)	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The Maslach Burnout Inventory - Educator Survey is used for assessing burnout by identifying how educators view their jobs and the individuals with who they work. Scores are calculated for the three subscales measuring emotional exhaustion (EE), depersonalization (DP), and personal accomplishment (PA). The PA subscale has a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 48. A higher score on the PA subscale reflects a better outcome, because it indicates that the participant recognizes personal accomplishments more frequently.
Change in Anxiety in Teachers After Completion of the CARE Workshop Using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) Scale.	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The GAD-7 measures generalized anxiety traits. Scores range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating the respondent experienced increased frequency in anxiety-related symptoms.
Change in Depression After Completion of the CARE Workshop Using the Patient Health Questionnaire 8 (PHQ-8) Scale	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The PHQ-8 scale is used to provide a brief report on depression symptoms. Scores range from 0 to 24, with higher scores indicating that the respondent experiences depression related symptoms at a higher frequency.
Change in Stress After Completion of the CARE Workshop Using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Scale	Prior to intervention (baseline), 1 week post intervention, 2 months post intervention	The PSS scale measures the perception of stress by examining the degree to which situations in one's life are assessed as stressful. The PSS scale has a minimum score of 0 and maximum score of 16. A higher score on the PSS scale reflects a worse outcome, because it indicates that the participant perceives stress more frequently in their life.