Internet Assisted Career-Oriented Soft-skills Training for Transition Age Youth with Mental Health Conditions

Part of paid clinical trials in Newark, New Jersey.

Sponsor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Study ID
NCT05766280
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Mental Health Wellness 1
  • Mental Health Wellness 2
  • Occupational Problems

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
16 Years - 24 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • iCareer Soft Skills Training for Employment — BEHAVIORAL
    The telehealth iCareer intervention will be delivered during regular educational or vocational services (i.e., services from the Office of Disability Services (ODS) and/or from the school or college counseling center). Six modules of Soft Skills Training (SST), four group sessions for each module with 60 to 90 min for each session (depending on group size) will be delivered by trained project staff (graduate counseling student assistant or graduate counseling intern) via HIPAA-compliant Zoom videoconferencing. If participants are unable to join by Zoom videoconferencing, telephone (a format widely used in Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) treatment delivery and in CBT for depression) will be utilized. Ethical guidelines for providing telehealth over videoconferencing or phone will be followed.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an internet- assisted Career-Oriented Work-Related Soft-skills Training (iCareer) intervention, infused with cognitive behavioral therapy, targeting individuals ages 16-24 with mental health conditions, to improve employment outcomes. The overall objective is to help transition-age youth (TAY) with psychiatric disabilities achieve optimal employment outcomes as part of successful transition to adulthood. Findings will have implications for enhancing and developing pre-employment services for TAY with psychiatric disabilities.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 23, 2023
Status verified
Nov 2024
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2027
Completion
Mar 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
126 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Treatment
    Soft Skills Training Intervention via telehealth
  • No Intervention: Control
    Treatment as Usual (TAU)

Primary Outcome Measure

Higher Rates of Employment [ Time Frame: 12 months post intervention ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Rutgers Univeristy, Newark- Office of Disability ServicesNewarkNew Jersey07102
Lorren Whitaker, PhD
[email protected]
973-353-5375

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