Pilot Study of Feasibility, Acceptability, Fit and Clinical Impact of a Single Session Narrative Psychotherapy Intervention to Reduce Wait Times in a Primary Care HIV Clinic
University of Washington
Summary
This pilot research study will provide timely access to behavioral health services through the provision of a single-session narrative therapy intervention. The goal of this 6-month study is to test the acceptability, feasibility, and fit of the intervention in an integrated primary care clinic serving people living with HIV.
Description
Single-session interventions are designed to address barriers to engaging in care and address the issues of long waitlists and limited provider availability. Offering a single session intervention soon after a referral is made is a strategy on a stepped-care continuum model that has been found to be an effective approach to manage population mental health needs. This study aims to 1) pre-pilot a single-session narrative therapy intervention with patients currently on the waitlist for psychotherapy services at an HIV primary care clinic to evaluate the acceptability of this treatment option for…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Patient Inclusion Criteria * Adults (age 18 years and older) who are patients at \[Blinded\] Clinic * Have agreed to participate in the single session intervention * Ability to complete the interview and research surveys in English Patient Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with need for urgent mental health treatment (e.g., at imminent risk of suicide or harm to others; disabling symptom presentation) * Inability to provide informed consent Provider Inclusion Criteria: * Adults (age 18 years and older) * Referring providers at \[Blinded\] clinic (social worker, primary care physician, me…
Interventions
- BehavioralSingle Session Narrative Therapy
Single-session narrative psychotherapy intervention is an evidence-based strategy on a stepped care continuum that can assist patients in accessing care when they most need it and can lead to the most effective utilization of scarce resources. It offers a transdiagnostic, strengths, solution-oriented, and non-pathologizing intervention to address patients' behavioral health needs.
Location
- Harborview Medical CenterSeattle, Washington