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Staff Traumatic Brain Injury Skill Builder: Evaluation of an Online Training Program for Paraprofessional Staff
Laurie E Powell1, Jeff Gau, Ann Glang
1The Center on Brain Injury Research and Training, University of Oregon, Eugene (Drs Powell and Glang, Mr Gau, and Mss Ramirez and Slocumb); and Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation, The Ohio State University, Columbus (Dr Corrigan).
Objective:
To evaluate the online, self-guided, interactive Staff TBI Skill Builder training program for paraprofessional staff.
Design:
A within-subjects, nonexperimental evaluation involving 79 paraprofessionals and professionals working across a range of settings. Participants completed a pretest (T1), a posttest immediately upon program completion (T2), and follow-up (T3) 60 days after program completion.
Measures:
(1) Knowledge of basic traumatic brain injury facts; (2) knowledge application; (3) self-efficacy in responding to text-based application scenarios; (4) self-report of skill utilization and effectiveness; and (5) program satisfaction (ease-of-use and usefulness).
Results:
Participants demonstrated high levels of knowledge, knowledge application, and self-efficacy at pretest. Despite the high pretest levels, participants showed significant improvements in knowledge application (d = 0.50) after using the program. Nonsignificant gains in knowledge (d = 0.13) and self-efficacy (d = 0.02) were found. The use of selected skills significantly increased from posttest to follow-up. Participants reported high program satisfaction; 99% of the participants indicated that they would recommend the program to others.
Conclusion:
These results demonstrate the feasibility of providing interactive, online training for paraprofessionals serving adults with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury.
