Impact of Stress First Aid for Workers in Substance Misuse Settings
University of Texas at Austin
Summary
Test the effectiveness of SFA adapted for the substance use outreach workforce compared to a no treatment control condition on social-support and burnout of HRWs in a cluster-randomized hybrid type I trial.
Description
Alongside prevention, treatment, and supply reduction, outreach work is a cornerstone of the National Drug Control Strategy. However, there is a critical gap in research on the occupational health of substance use outreach workers, who are exposed to high rates of lifetime and occupational stress and trauma. High rates of unaddressed occupational stress have been shown to have an adverse impact on patient care and are linked to unmet mental health needs, turnover, burnout, and relapse. The substance use outreach workforce needs an occupational stress intervention program that addresses both sy…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * At least 18 years of age * In a paid or volunteer role as a substance use outreach worker or community health/outreach worker (whose work includes substance use outreach) with people who use drugs within TX, LA, AR, OK, NM and tribal areas * Able and willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: \- Inability to provide consent
Interventions
- BehavioralStress First Aid (SFA)
Stress First Aid for the Substance Use Outreach Workforce is a 2-hour training and up to six virtual 30-minute monthly learning collaborative meetings.
Location
- The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas