Brief Training in Psychological Assessment and Intervention Skills For Critical Care Healthcare Professionals: A mixed methods evaluation

Rationale, Aims, and Objectives: The risk of mental health problems during the coronavirus pandemic is greater for critical care patients, and has led to demand for services to provide effective training in psychological skills to healthcare professionals (HCPs) to enable a timely, service-wide response.A one-day psychological skills training workshop was developed to build critical care HCPs confidence in screening for psychological distress and delivering Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) lowintensity psychological interventions.This study aimed to (1) examine whether the training package improved HCPs confidence in assessing and managing symptoms of depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder and delirium among critical care patients, and (2) explore how HCPs implemented learned skills in practice.Method: A mixed methods design was used.