@article{ref1,
title="The effect of a simulated fire disaster psychological first aid training program on the self-efficacy, competence, and knowledge of mental health practitioners",
journal="Disaster medicine and public health preparedness",
year="2020",
author="Park, Jung Suk and Choi, Yun-Jung",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study developed a simulation program using standardized patients for the training of mental health practitioners in psychological first aid and evaluated its effect on learners' self-efficacy and psychological first aid performance competence and knowledge. The simulation used in this program was of a fire disaster.   METHODS: Thirty participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group, a comparison group, and a control group. The experimental group participated in simulation training after attending a two-hour psychological first aid lecture. The comparison group was given only the two-hour lecture and the control group was given a psychological first aid handout to study individually. The results of pre- and post-intervention questionnaires were then statistically analyzed.   RESULTS: The participants' self-efficacy, performance competency, and knowledge improved in all groups, and there were some statistically significant differences between the three groups. The experimental group showed a greater improvement in self-efficacy and performance than the other groups.   CONCLUSIONS: The psychological first aid simulation training program was effective in improving three qualities of mental health practitioners: self-efficacy, performance competency, and knowledge. Further research is required for the development of various learning scenarios for iterative psychological first aid education.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1935-7893",
doi="10.1017/dmp.2020.184",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2020.184"
}