Implementing FBT for Adolescent AN for Providers in Private Practice
Online Training for Therapists
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Online Training for Therapists focused on measuring FBT, Training, Fidelity, Anorexia, Anorexia Nervosa
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Therapists are eligible to participate if they have completed a masters or doctoral training in their field (psychology, psychiatry, family therapy, social work)
- Licensed in their respective state
- No reports of malpractice or loss of privileges at relevant clinical institutions
- Have computer/web access for online training and assessments
- No previous 2-day in-person workshop training in FBT
- Submit baseline data on fidelity rating and weight gain from week 1-4 from a previously treated adolescent with AN they have treated in the last 6 months or alternatively one that they treat within 3 months of the initial screening before starting the training.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Therapists who have had previous training in FBT are not eligible.
- Therapists who are unable to provide baseline data on fidelity rating and weight gain from week 1-4 from a previously treated adolescent with AN they have treated in the last 6 months or alternatively one that they treat within 3 months of the initial screening before starting the training will also be excluded.
Sites / Locations
- University of California, San FranciscoRecruiting
- Stanford UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
Online Training
Webinar Training
10 lectures that are self-paced with a maximum of three months to complete with each lecture bundle comprising of 5-8 short (about 4 minutes in length), didactic videos that discuss the treatment model and provide mock therapy session video clips (modeling FBT with a typical adolescent AN case), as well as supplementary readings and videotaped role-plays. Enrollees complete each lecture bundle and complete the assignments as they move through the training at their own pace, but to have completed all within the 3-month time frame. When the training is completed, therapists will proceed to schedule post-online supervision for a minimum of 1 case and a maximum of 2 cases over the course of 3 months.
1-hour weekly webinar lectures that essentially is the FBT training that is conducted in person, just recorded. There will be lectures discussing the scientific evidence supporting FBT, how therapists set up treatment for FBT, main interventions used in FBT during each phase, and recorded role-plays illustrating interventions throughout the 3 phases. Enrollees watch each webinar video as it is released weekly over a 12 week (3 month period). When the training is completed, therapists will proceed to schedule post-online supervision for a minimum of 1 case and a maximum of 2 cases over the course of 3 months.