Mental health commission report July 2010 - June 2011 [.pdf]

“Well organised and run, good flexibility.”“Very good and useful information‐ thank you!”Table 6: Mean score changes in participant self‐efficacy, knowledge and attitudes followingworkshop attendance.Pre‐workshopPost‐workshopn Mean (SD) n Mean (SD)Self‐Efficacy 5 15.00 (2.55) 5 20.00 (4.00)Positive Thinking SkillsKnowledge 5 8.40 (2.51) 5 11.60 (2.97)General Knowledge*5 10.40 (1.82) 5 12.80 (1.10)Note. Self‐efficacy scale range 5‐25; Positive Thinking Skills knowledge scale range 0‐31; General knowledge scale range 0‐7.*Indicates significant differenceTrain‐the‐Trainer SupportSupport has been ongoing to the continuing trainers, via phone contact, e‐mail, meetings and cofacilitationof workshops. The new trainers from Mid West, Fremantle Peel and Swan have all beensupported by a Trainer from the AOP research team during their first workshop.All trainers were invited to attend a meeting in February; however, the meeting was cancelled asonly a few of the trainers were available. As such a newsletter was circulated to all trainers to keepthem informed of recent research outcomes (see Appendix A for the newsletter).2.2 OUTPUT 2 TEACHER TRAINING: JULY 2009 – JUNE 2010Implementation WorkshopsTwenty workshops were run by Department of Education trainers in the 2009‐2010 financial year. Atotal of 245 teachers, school staff and psychologists were trained in Western Australia. Fourworkshops were run by the Non‐government schools psychological service, with 38 participants.Table 7 shows the distribution of workshops across Education Districts/Services in Western Australia.9 | P age