UCLA-South Africa Center for Chronic Mental Disorders

加州大学洛杉矶分校-南非慢性精神疾病中心

• 批准号: 8653435
• 负责人: GAIL E. WYATT
• 金额: $ 27万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2015-03-01 至 2020-02-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/8653435
• 关键词: Address; Adopted; African; Area; Award; Career Choice; Chronic; Chronic stress; Clinical; Clinical Research; Clinical Services; Country; Discipline of Nursing; Disease; Faculty; Funding; Future; Goals; Government; Government Agencies; Health Professional; Human; Income; Institution; Intervention; Knowledge; Learning; Life Cycle Stages; Longevity; Mental Depression; Mental Health; Mental disorders; Mentors; Methods; Modeling; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders; Process; Psychiatry; Public Health; Reporting; Research; Research Infrastructure; Research Personnel; Research Training; Resources; Risk; Science; Services; Social Work; South Africa; Students; Substance abuse problem; Testing; Training; Training Programs; Trauma; Universities; Work; addiction; career; health disparity; improved; international center; multidisciplinary; novel; resilience; response; skills; tool; training project

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The Fogarty International Center has recognized the need for collaborative research training programs between the U.S. and institutions in low and middle income countries that focus on chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD). In response to PAR 10-257, NCD Lifespan Award and the South African Governmental Report, Revitalizing Clinical Research, which calls for the training of master's-level students to improve their capacit to conduct addiction mental health research and provide additional clinical services, we propose to develop the Tirisano Training Project, or TTP (Tirisano means "working together" in Tswana). A collaborative training program between UCLA and several South African Universities and Institutions including faculty from the University of Cape Town (UCT), the University of Stellenbosch, the Human Sciences Research Council, and North West University will increase the clinical and research skills of South African post-bachelor, master's and doctoral-level students and early career mental health professionals. Expanding upon the infrastructure and lessons learned from our Fogarty-funded Phodiso trauma and health disparities research training program for South Africa scholars, TTP focuses on chronic stress and non-communicable chronic mental health disorders including substance abuse, depression, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) across the life course. TTP addresses the dearth of South African researchers by targeting the "pipeline" challenge and training scholars at diverse points of the academic career path. Guided by a multi-dimensional conceptual model of risks and resilience resources over the lifespan, trainees will be provided the tools to develop and test novel models and methods to implement effective substance abuse and mental health interventions within the South African context. The Specific Aims are to: 1) Implement a short-, medium-, and long-term multidisciplinary training program at UCLA and in South Africa for master's and doctoral-level students and early career mental health professionals drawn from clinical staff working in nursing, social work, psychiatry and public health to enhance their knowledge and skills in the areas of chronic stress and non-communicable chronic mental health disorders (Track A Scholars; cumulative n=16); 2) Implement a short-term multidisciplinary training program in South Africa for post-bachelor, master's and doctoral-level students in nursing, social work, and public health to enhance their knowledge and skills in the area of chronic stress and non-communicable chronic mental health disorders (Track B Scholars; cumulative n=100); 3) Evaluate the TTP processes, including the mentoring, research skills, and career support provided, as well as the career trajectories and accomplishments of the Track A Scholars over 10 years; and 4) Assess the sustainability and integration of TTP into academic, private, and government agencies that provide substance abuse and mental health research and services. Future goals will include encouraging the South African government to support, endorse, and adopt TTP as a successful and replicable model of cross-cultural clinical research training.

描述（由申请人提供）：Fogarty International Center认识到，在美国与中等收入国家的机构之间的合作研究培训计划的必要性，这些国家专注于慢性非传染性疾病（NCD）。为了回应第10-257款，NCD Lifespan奖和南非政府报告，振兴了临床研究，该研究呼吁培训硕士级学生以提高其能力以进行成瘾心理健康研究并提供其他临床服务，我们建议开发Tirisano培训项目，或者是TTP（TIRISANO）或TTP（TIRISANO）（TIRISANO MAY MAIM MAS THESSSSSWANDSSSSSSSWANA）。加州大学洛杉矶分校与南非大学和机构之间的合作培训计划，包括开普敦大学（UCT），斯泰伦博斯大学，人类科学研究委员会和西北大学的教师，将提高南非 - 硕士，硕士和博士生和早期职业医学卫生健康专业人士的临床和研究技能。 TTP从我们的Fogarty资助的Phodiso创伤和健康差异研究培训计划中汲取的基础设施和经验教训，专注于慢性压力和慢性慢性精神健康疾病，包括滥用药物，抑郁症，抑郁症，以及整个生命的疾病后疾病（PTSD）。 TTP通过针对“管道”挑战和培训学者在学术职业道路的各个时刻来解决南非研究人员的缺乏。在一生中风险和弹性资源的多维概念模型的指导下，将为受训者提供开发和测试新颖模型和方法的工具，以在南非环境中实施有效的药物滥用和心理健康干预措施。具体目的是：1）在UCLA和南非实施短期，中和长期的多学科培训计划，以供硕士和博士学位学生以及早期的职业心理健康专业人员，这些专业人员从从事护理，社会工作，精神病学和公共健康方面的临床工作人员中吸引了他们的知识和非态度和非态度的心理健康状况，以提高16个疾病的知识; 2）在南非实施短期多学科培训计划，以在护理，社会工作和公共卫生领域的后学士，硕士和博士学位学生中，以增强其在慢性压力和不可传染的慢性精神健康障碍领域的知识和技能（轨道b scholars; Track b Scholars;累积n = 100）; 3）评估TTP流程，包括提供的指导，研究技能和职业支持，以及10年来学者的职业轨迹和成就； 4）评估TTP与提供药物滥用以及心理健康研究和服务的学术，私人和政府机构的可持续性和整合。未来的目标将包括鼓励南非政府支持，认可和采用TTP作为跨文化临床研究培训的成功且可复制的模型。