A Pilot RCT on the Effect of ExAT on Teacher Burnout and Stress
Burnout, Stress
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Burnout focused on measuring Expressive Arts Therapy, Teachers, Randomized controlled trial
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Hong Kong residents aged >/=18 Able to read Chinese (verbal expression in Chinese or English) With qualified teaching cert. (degree holder) Willing to provide informed consent and comply with the trial protocol Teacher work in primary or secondary school in Hong Kong Exclusion Criteria: Current involvement in psychological treatment program for stress and / or burnout reduction A change in psychotropic drugs or over-the-counter medications that target mood within 2 weeks before the baseline assessment A Patient Health Questionnair-9 (PHQ-9) item 9 score > 2 indicating a serious level of suicidal risk
Sites / Locations
- The Chinese University of Hong KongRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
Expressive Arts Therapy group
Waitlist control group
The Expressive Arts Therapy group will receive the Expressive Arts intervention via face-to-face workshops for 2 consecutive weeks (2 hours per session). there are a total of 3 batches (around 15 participants per batch) for the intervention.
The Waitlist control group will not receive any intervention during the study, but they will receive self-help art therapy materials after the whole study procedure.