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ArticleBMC psychiatry2023

Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of online supportive supervision for mental health practitioners in humanitarian settings: a study protocol for the caring for carers project.

Ruth Wells, Ceren Acarturk, Muhammad Kamruzzaman Mozumder, Gülşah Kurt, Louis Klein, Salah Addin Lekkeh, Ammar Beetar, Sabiha Jahan, Fatema Almeamari, Md Omar Faruk and 26 more

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Article in BMC psychiatry, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Ruth WellsSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. ruth.wells@unsw.edu.au.
Ceren AcarturkDepartment of Psychology, Koc University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Muhammad Kamruzzaman MozumderDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Gülşah KurtSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Louis KleinSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Salah Addin LekkehHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Ammar BeetarHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Sabiha JahanDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Fatema AlmeamariDepartment of Psychology, Koc University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Md Omar FarukDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Michael McGrathSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Syeda Fatema AlamDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mustafa AlokoudHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Ranak DewanDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Ahmed El VecihHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Hafsa El-DarderyDepartment of Psychology, Koc University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Dusan Hadzi-PavlovicSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Hanan HammadiHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Mounir Al Shekh HamoudHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
M Tasdik HasanAction Lab, Department of Human Centred Computing, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Rohina JoshiSchool of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Sowmic KothaaDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Fauzia Kabir Chowdhury LamiaDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chiara MastrogiovanniSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Hussam NajjarHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Shaun NemorinNew South Wales Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors (STARTTS), Sydney, Australia.
Kathryn Nicholson-PerryDiscipline of Psychological Science, Australian College of Applied Psychology, Sydney, Australia.
Tahmina Sarker ProkrityDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Rania Said YousefHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Mamoun TawakolDepartment of Psychology, Koc University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Ersin UygunTrauma and Disaster Mental Health, Bilgi University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Wael YasakiHope Revival Organization, Gaziantep, Türkiye.
Scarlett WongSchool of Population Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Ariel ZarateSuicide Prevention Subgroup, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Zachary SteelSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Simon RosenbaumSchool of Clinical Medicine, Discipline of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
UNSW Sydney · AUUniversity of Dhaka · BDKoç University · TRAmerican Foundation for Suicide Prevention · USAustralian College of Applied Psychology · AUIstanbul Bilgi University · TRMonash University · AU

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Elrha RG203720
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLocal humanitarian workers in low and middle-income countries must often contend with potentially morally injurious situations, often with limited resources. This creates barriers to providing sustainable mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS) to displaced individuals. Clinical supervision is an often neglected part of ensuring high-quality, sustainable care. The Caring for Carers (C4C) project aims to test the effectiveness and acceptability of online group-based supportive supervision on the well-being of MHPSS practitioners, as well as service-user-reported service satisfaction and quality when working with displaced communities in Türkiye, Syria, and Bangladesh. This protocol paper describes the aim, design, and methodology of the C4C project.

methodA quasi-experimental, mixed-method, community-based participatory research study will be conducted to test the effectiveness of online group-based supportive clinical supervision provided to 50 Syrian and 50 Bangladeshi MHPSS practitioners working with Syrian and Rohingya displaced communities. Monthly data will be collected from the practitioners and their beneficiaries during the active control (six months) and supervision period (16 months over two terms). Outcomes are psychological distress (Kessler-6), burnout (the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory), compassion fatigue, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress (Professional Quality of Life Scale), perceived injustice, clinical self-efficacy (Counseling Activity Self-Efficacy Scale), service satisfaction, and quality (Client Satisfaction Questionnaire and an 18-item measure developed in this project). A realist evaluation framework will be used to elucidate the contextual factors, mechanisms, and outcomes of the supervision intervention. DISCUSSION: There is a scarcity of evidence on the role of clinical supervision in improving the well-being of MHPSS practitioners and the quality of service they provide to displaced people. By combining qualitative and quantitative data collection, the C4C project will address the long-standing question of the effectiveness and acceptability of clinical supervision in humanitarian settings.

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Burnout, ProfessionalCompassion FatigueCaregiversHumansMental HealthQuality of LifeHumanitarian settingsMental health practitionersOnline clinical supervision

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