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Alison Schafer

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Kestel D, Chisholm D, Schafer A
World Psychiatry . 2025 Jan; 24(1):137-138. PMID: 39810689
No abstract available.
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Ager A, Hermosilla S, Schafer A, Kestel D
Int J Ment Health Syst . 2024 Oct; 18(1):31. PMID: 39434118
Background: There is increasing awareness of the importance of the transformation of mental health systems. Launched in 2019, the WHO Special Initiative for Mental Health seeks to accelerate access to...
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Kohrt B, Pedersen G, Schafer A, Carswell K, Rupp F, Jordans M, et al.
Lancet Psychiatry . 2024 Sep; 12(1):67-80. PMID: 39250925
Globally, there has not been a standardised approach to ensure that the growing number of people who are not licensed clinicians but are delivering psychological interventions and mental health services...
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Elnasseh A, Mehta V, Manolova G, Pedersen G, Golden S, Eloul L, et al.
BJPsych Open . 2024 Jun; 10(4):e125. PMID: 38826043
Background: The use of feedback to address gaps and reinforce skills is a key component of successful competency-based mental health and psychosocial support intervention training approaches. Competency-based feedback during training...
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Pedersen G, Shrestha P, Akellot J, Sepulveda A, Luitel N, Kasujja R, et al.
Glob Ment Health (Camb) . 2023 Oct; 10:e55. PMID: 37854401
Health systems globally demand more competent workers but lack competency-based training programs to reach their goals. This study evaluates the effectiveness of a competency-based curriculum (EQUIP-FHS) for trainers and supervisors...
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Mathai M, Mbwayo A, Concepcion T, Mutavi T, Njeru M, Waruinge S, et al.
Psychiatr Serv . 2023 Jan; 74(7):781-784. PMID: 36625140
Ensuring that sustainable and effective mental health services are available for children and adolescents is a growing priority for national governments. However, little guidance exists on how to support service...
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Pedersen G, Pfeffer K, Brown A, Carswell K, Willhoite A, Schafer A, et al.
Psychiatr Serv . 2022 Dec; 74(3):292-304. PMID: 36475826
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic led to a rapid shift toward remote delivery of psychological interventions and transition to voice-only and video communication platforms. However, agreement is lacking on key competencies...
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Kemp C, Concepcion T, Ahmed H, Anwar N, Baingana F, Bennett I, et al.
PLoS One . 2022 Mar; 17(3):e0265570. PMID: 35316294
Introduction: Mental, neurological and substance use conditions lead to tremendous suffering, yet globally access to effective care is limited. In line with the 13th General Programme of Work (GPW 13),...
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Akhtar A, Koyiet P, Rahman A, Schafer A, Hamdani S, Cuijpers P, et al.
Depress Anxiety . 2021 Nov; 39(1):71-82. PMID: 34752690
Background: To address shortages of mental health specialists in low- and middle-income countries, task-shifting approaches have been employed to train nonspecialists to deliver evidence-based scalable psychosocial interventions. Problem Management Plus...
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Watts S, Hall J, Pedersen G, Ottman K, Carswell K, Vant Hof E, et al.
World Psychiatry . 2021 Sep; 20(3):449-450. PMID: 34505376
No abstract available.