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）：福格蒂国际中心认识到美国与低收入和中等收入国家的机构之间有必要开展针对慢性非传染性疾病 (NCD) 的合作研究培训项目。为了响应 PAR 10-257、NCD 寿命奖和南非政府报告《振兴临床研究》，其中呼吁培训硕士水平的学生，以提高他们进行成瘾心理健康研究并提供额外临床服务的能力，我们建议开发 Tirisano 培训项目 (TTP)（Tirisano 在茨瓦纳语中意为“一起工作”）。加州大学洛杉矶分校与几所南非大学和机构（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）之间的合作培训计划将提高南非人的临床和研究技能学士后、硕士和博士水平的学生以及早期职业心理健康专业人员。 TTP 扩展了 Fogarty 资助的 Phodiso 创伤和健康差异研究培训项目中为南非学者提供的基础设施和经验教训，重点关注慢性压力和非传染性慢性精神健康障碍，包括药物滥用、抑郁症和创伤后应激障碍 (PTSD) ）贯穿生命历程。 TTP 通过针对“管道”挑战并在学术职业道路的不同阶段培训学者来解决南非研究人员的短缺问题。在生命周期风险和复原力资源的多维概念模型的指导下，将为学员提供开发和测试新模型和方法的工具，以在南非背景下实施有效的药物滥用和心理健康干预措施。具体目标是： 1) 在加州大学洛杉矶分校和南非为硕士和博士级学生以及来自护理、临床工作人员的早期职业心理健康专业人员实施短期、中期和长期多学科培训计划。社会工作、精神病学和公共卫生，以提高他们在慢性压力和非传染性慢性精神健康障碍领域的知识和技能（Track A 学者；累计 n=16）； 2）在南非为护理、社会工作和公共卫生领域的学士、硕士和博士生实施短期多学科培训项目，以增强他们在慢性应激和非传染性慢性病领域的知识和技能精神健康障碍（Track B 学者；累计 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Track A学者10年来的职业轨迹和成就； 4) 评估 TTP 的可持续性以及将其纳入提供药物滥用和心理健康研究和服务的学术、私人和政府机构。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式。