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Article: Development and two-year follow-up evaluation of a training workshop for the large preventive positive psychology happy family kitchen project in Hong Kong
Title | Development and two-year follow-up evaluation of a training workshop for the large preventive positive psychology happy family kitchen project in Hong Kong |
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Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | Public Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action |
Citation | PLoS One, 2016, v. 11 n. 1, article no. e0147712 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Evidence-based practice and capacity-building approaches are essential for large-scale health promotion interventions. However, there are few models in the literature to guide and evaluate training of social service workers in community settings. This paper presents the development and evaluation of the “train-the-trainer” workshop (TTT) for the first large scale, community-based, family intervention projects, entitled “Happy Family Kitchen Project” (HFK) under the FAMILY project, a Hong Kong Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society. The workshop aimed to enhance social workers’ competence and performance in applying positive psychology constructs in their family interventions under HFK to improve family well-being of the community they served. The two-day TTT was developed and implemented by a multidisciplinary team in partnership with community agencies to 50 social workers (64% women). It focused on the enhancement of knowledge, attitude, and practice of five specific positive psychology themes, which were the basis for the subsequent development of the 23 family interventions for 1419 participants. Acceptability and applicability were enhanced by completing a needs assessment prior to the training. The TTT was evaluated by trainees’ reactions to the training content and design, changes in learners (trainees) and benefits to the service organizations. Focus group interviews to evaluate the workshop at three months after the training, and questionnaire survey at pre-training, immediately after, six months, one year and two years after training were conducted. There were statistically significant increases with large to moderate effect size in perceived knowledge, self-efficacy and practice after training, which sustained to 2-year follow-up. Furthermore, there were statistically significant improvements in family communication and well-being of the participants in the HFK interventions they implemented after training. This paper offers a practical example of development, implementation and model-based evaluation of training programs, which may be helpful to others seeking to develop such programs in diverse communities. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/223364 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.9 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.839 |
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dc.contributor.author | Lai, AY | - |
dc.contributor.author | Mui, MW | - |
dc.contributor.author | Wan, A | - |
dc.contributor.author | Stewart, SM | - |
dc.contributor.author | Yew, C | - |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, SS | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-02-23T01:57:28Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2016-02-23T01:57:28Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | PLoS One, 2016, v. 11 n. 1, article no. e0147712 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1932-6203 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/223364 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Evidence-based practice and capacity-building approaches are essential for large-scale health promotion interventions. However, there are few models in the literature to guide and evaluate training of social service workers in community settings. This paper presents the development and evaluation of the “train-the-trainer” workshop (TTT) for the first large scale, community-based, family intervention projects, entitled “Happy Family Kitchen Project” (HFK) under the FAMILY project, a Hong Kong Jockey Club Initiative for a Harmonious Society. The workshop aimed to enhance social workers’ competence and performance in applying positive psychology constructs in their family interventions under HFK to improve family well-being of the community they served. The two-day TTT was developed and implemented by a multidisciplinary team in partnership with community agencies to 50 social workers (64% women). It focused on the enhancement of knowledge, attitude, and practice of five specific positive psychology themes, which were the basis for the subsequent development of the 23 family interventions for 1419 participants. Acceptability and applicability were enhanced by completing a needs assessment prior to the training. The TTT was evaluated by trainees’ reactions to the training content and design, changes in learners (trainees) and benefits to the service organizations. Focus group interviews to evaluate the workshop at three months after the training, and questionnaire survey at pre-training, immediately after, six months, one year and two years after training were conducted. There were statistically significant increases with large to moderate effect size in perceived knowledge, self-efficacy and practice after training, which sustained to 2-year follow-up. Furthermore, there were statistically significant improvements in family communication and well-being of the participants in the HFK interventions they implemented after training. This paper offers a practical example of development, implementation and model-based evaluation of training programs, which may be helpful to others seeking to develop such programs in diverse communities. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Public Library of Science. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.plosone.org/home.action | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | PLoS ONE | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.title | Development and two-year follow-up evaluation of a training workshop for the large preventive positive psychology happy family kitchen project in Hong Kong | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lai, YKA: agneslai@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Wan, NTA: wanalice@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Stewart, SM: smstewar@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, SSC: scsophia@hku.hk | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | - |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, SSC=rp00423 | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1371/journal.pone.0147712 | - |
dc.identifier.pmid | 26808541 | - |
dc.identifier.pmcid | PMC4726595 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84959214885 | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 256926 | - |
dc.identifier.volume | 11 | - |
dc.identifier.issue | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | article no. e0147712 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | article no. e0147712 | - |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000369527800191 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 1932-6203 | - |