Table 3.
Number (percent*) of family physicians who rated themselves as “very” or “moderately confident” in various domains related to mental health for children and youth: pre- and post-training comparison
| How confident are you in your ability to perform each of the following activities at this time? | Baseline (N=36) | TTT-2 (N=20) |
|---|---|---|
| Identify young patients who may benefit from mental health care. | ||
| Child | 22 (61.1%) | 19 (100%) |
| Adolescent | 30 (85.7%) | |
| Build rapport with new young patients. | ||
| Child | 33 (91.7%) | 19 (100%) |
| Adolescent | 32 (91.4%) | |
| Initiate a conversation about mental health care with a young patient (and his/her family, as appropriate). | 33 (91.7%) | 19 (100%) |
| Provide guidance/information to improve the mental health of your young patients. | 22 (61.1%) | 19 (100%) |
| Assess (wording on the baseline survey)/Screen (wording on the TtT2 survey) the following in children and youth: | ||
| Depression | 21 (58.3%) | 18 (94.7%) |
| ADHD | 14 (38.9%) | 19 (100%) |
| Anxiety | 23 (63.9%) | 19 (100%) |
| Diagnose the following in children and youth: | ||
| Depression | (not asked) | 19 (100%) |
| ADHD | 18 (94.7%) | |
| Anxiety. | 19 (100%) | |
| Develop an action plan for your young patients requiring mental health care. | 13 (36.1%) | 19 (100%) |
| Treat common mental health disorders in children and youth using medications. | 13 (36.1%) | 16 (80.0%) |
| Monitor side effects of medications. | 23 (63.9%) | 16 (80.0%) |
| Treat common mental health disorders in children and youth using other protocol-driven interventions. | 11 (30.6%) | 19 (95.0 %) |
| Monitor common mental disorders in children and youth. | 14 (40.0%) | 19 (95.0 %) |
| Communicate your patient’s needs to other mental health care providers, as appropriate. | 33 (88.9%) | 20 (100%) |
| Communicate your patient’s needs to community partners (e.g., school counsellors), as appropriate. | 20 (55.6%) | 20 (100%) |
| Collaborate with community partners (e.g., school counsellors) in the mental health care of children and youth. | 22 (61.1%) | 19 (95.0 %) |
| Refer the young patients to specialists in the community, as appropriate. | 31 (86.1%) | 19 (95.0 %) |
| Provide culturally-sensitive guidance to patients requiring mental health care. | 16 (44.4%) | 19 (95.0 %) |
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Note: Percent change per item is calculated out of the total number of respondents per item