DISCOVER Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-07

Study Completion Date

2023-03-01

Brief Summary

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The NHS DISCOVER team has secured 2-year funding from the Maudsley Charity to tailor the workshop programme the investigators deliver in school Sixth Forms to meet the specific needs of Care Experienced young people. The investigators are planning to complete a pilot of this adapted workshop programme within Medway Children's Social Services to explore its feasibility, accessibility, acceptability and early-stage efficacy within this population of adolescents.

Investigators from the DISCOVER team will recruit young people aged 16-19yrs who are currently known to the Medway Care Leavers 16+ teams. The study will be conducted at Medway Local Authority sites, with the option of some stages being completed remotely via Microsoft Teams if needed in the context of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Health Issue Emotional Stress Emotional Regulation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Case series

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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DISCOVER workshop programme

As this is a case series study, all participants will receive the intervention (i.e. no other arms to the study design).

The DISCOVER workshop programme includes: 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being assessment session with a Clinical Psychologist, a group workshop day, follow-up supportive phone calls and a closing follow-up 1:1 mental health and emotional well-being session with a Clinical Psychologist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DISCOVER workshop programme

Intervention Type OTHER

See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.

Interventions

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DISCOVER workshop programme

See arm description. The manualised group workshop day is informed by Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Acceptance \& Commitment Therapy principles.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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DISCOVER "Getting the Life You Want"

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Participants who are eligible to take part in this DISCOVER research project will be:

* Young people aged 16-19 years who have experience of being in Care and are currently under one of the Medway Children's Social Care, Care Leavers 16+ teams. This means that they are either currently a Looked After young person or a Care Leaver (i.e. they are no longer Looked After but they remain under the care of a Medway Care Leavers team).
* Able to work within a group setting over the course of a day workshop.
* Able to communicate and read in English.

Exclusion Criteria

The investigators will not be able to recruit young people to the project if they are:

* Acutely psychotic or actively suicidal.
* Currently taking part in other research project(s).
* Under the influence of alcohol or any other substances during DISCOVER programme meetings - this is essential as a safety consideration for all participants and staff. Struggles with alcohol/substance use in themselves are not necessarily grounds for exclusion; the investigators will discuss with the allocated member of the young person's Care Leavers 16+ team on a case-by-case basis where relevant.
* Unable to communicate and read in English - as the investigators are at an early stage in developing this DISCOVER workshop programme for Care Experienced young people, these young people must be excluded at this time. However, the investigators are eager to review this criterion in future to enhance the accessibility of the intervention, once the initial feasibility and acceptability of the workshop programme has been established.

Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes