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Feasibility of Disaster Mental Health Preparedness Training for Black Communities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2013

Danielle J. Laborde ,
Kathryn Magruder ,
Joanne Caye  and
Theodore Parrish
Danielle J. Laborde*
Affiliation:
HERMES, LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina
Kathryn Magruder
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Joanne Caye
Affiliation:
Department of Social Work, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Theodore Parrish
Affiliation:
North Carolina Central University, Durham
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to Danielle Laborde, PhD, HERMES, LLC, 409 Clearbrook Drive, Wilmington, NC 28409 (e-mail dlaborde@hermesllc.com).
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Abstract

Objectives

To test the feasibility of developing evidence-based mental health training to build capacity to respond to natural disasters in black communities and the adaptation of a train-the-trainer (TTT) model for black community leaders and clinical providers in distressed areas at risk of natural disasters.

Methods

A core curriculum was developed based on a training needs assessment and resource review. Participants were recruited using network sampling in eastern North Carolina. The core curriculum was tested for usability, revised, and then pilot tested among five mental health providers. Three of the five were trained to lead one-day workshops tailored for black community leaders and clinical providers. Process data were collected, and workshop participants completed posttraining knowledge tests, evaluation forms, and debriefing focus groups.

Results

Ten providers and 13 community leaders pilot tested the training. Posttest knowledge scores were generally higher among clinical providers. Perceived effectiveness of training was higher among community-based organization leaders than clinical providers. Evaluations indicated that the workshop components were culturally relevant and well received by all participants. We identified ways to facilitate recruitment, provide optional e-learning, evaluate effectiveness, and extend trainer support in future field trials.

Conclusion

The curriculum and TTT model provide culturally competent disaster mental health preparedness training for black communities. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2013;7:302-312)

Keywords

disastermental healthtrainingtrain-the-trainerminorityblackAfrican American
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 7 , Issue 3 , June 2013 , pp. 302 - 312
Copyright
Copyright © Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc. 2013 

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