Core Competency Model for Corrections

NCT06359574 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: IRB-24-0209
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The overall goal of this project is to design, implement, and revise the Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C), an evidence-based Self-Directed Violence (SDV) prevention training program for correctional mental health providers in the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections (DAC). The proposed specific aims are: Aim 1: To create the CCM-C training program. Aim 2: To assess preliminary training effectiveness. Aim 3: To gather training program quality improvement feedback from corrections stakeholders.

Conditions

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Keywords

Suicide prevention; Self-injury; Risk assessment; Attitudes; Competency; Mental health provider

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Feasibility of the CCM-C training intervention

  Feasibility of CCM-C training as measured by the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM; Weiner et al., 2017); the scale ranges from 5-20 where higher scores indicate greater feasibility.

  Immediately post-training

• Acceptability

  Acceptability of CCM-C training as measured by the self-report subscale on the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM; Weiner et al., 2017); the scale ranges from 5-20 where higher scores indicate greater acceptability.

  Immediately post-training

• Appropriateness

  Appropriateness of CCM-C training as measured by the self-report subscale of the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM; Weiner et al., 2017); the scale ranges from 5-20 where higher scores indicate greater appropriateness.

  Immediately post-training

• Usability

  Usability of CCM-C training as measured by the self-report subscale of the Feasibility of Intervention Measure (FIM; Weiner et al., 2017); the scale ranges from 5-20 where higher scores indicate greater usability.

  Immediately post-training

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Perceived self-directed violence prevention skills

  Immediately post-training

• Willingness to intervene with a suicidal person

  Immediately post-training

• Beliefs about incarcerated persons engaging in self-directed violence

  Immediately post-training

• Self-directed violence prevention knowledge

  Immediately post-training

• Perceived importance of training

  Immediately post-training

Other Outcomes (2)

• Compassion fatigue: Job burnout

  Immediately post-training

• Compassion fatigue: Traumatic stress

  Immediately post-training

Study Arms (2)

Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training group 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Receives CCM-C training two weeks after baseline assessment.

Other: Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training

Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training group 2

EXPERIMENTAL

Receives CCM-C training two weeks after follow-up 1 assessment.

Other: Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training

Interventions

Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training OTHER

The Core Competency Model (CCM; Cramer et al., 2013, 2019) is an evidence-based educational training program for BHCs in suicide prevention core suicide prevention skills. The ten core competencies are: (1) Manage personal attitudes and reactions to suicide; (2) Maintain a collaborative stance toward the client; (3) Elicit evidence-based risk and protective factors; (4) Focus on current suicide plan and intent of suicidal ideation; (5) Determine risk level; (6) Enact a collaborative evidence-based treatment plan; (7) Notify and involve other persons; (8) Document risk, plan, and reasoning for clinical decisions; (9) Know the law concerning suicide, and; (10) Engage in debriefing and self-care. The CCM will be adapted for this pilot trial. In light of the SDV problem in carceral settings, the CCM for Corrections (CCM-C; Cramer, Kaniuka, \& Peiper, 2022) was adapted to address both suicide and self-injury assessment, treatment, and prevention.

Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training group 1; Core Competency Model for Corrections (CCM-C) Self-Directed Violence Prevention Training group 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 99 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC)
• years of age or older
• Living in the U.S.
• Currently employed by the NC DAC

You may not qualify if:

• Decisional or cognitive impairments that preclude being able to consent to study participation
• Being a member of the study correctional advisory panel (CAP)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of North Carolina, Charlotte: lead
• North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections: collaborator
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27699, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Cramer RJ, Kaniuka AR, Peiper LJ. The core competency model for corrections: An education program for managing self-directed violence in correctional institutions. Psychol Serv. 2022 Nov;19(4):658-670. doi: 10.1037/ser0000624. Epub 2022 Feb 7.

  PMID: 35130009 BACKGROUND

• Prowten SD, Cacace SC, Moxie J, Peters A, Corral A, Bowman M, Peiper LJ, Cramer RJ. Core competency model self-directed violence prevention training program for corrections: a hybrid feasibility-effectiveness trial. BMC Public Health. 2025 Aug 5;25(1):2655. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-23853-3.

  PMID: 40764547 DERIVED

• Peiper LJ, Cramer RJ, Cacace SC, Peters A, Corral AR, Post AF, Prowten SD, Moxie J. Development and implementation of a self-directed violence prevention training program for correctional behavioral health providers: a clinical trial study protocol. Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2024 Aug 8;10(1):107. doi: 10.1186/s40814-024-01533-0.

  PMID: 39118161 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior; Suicide Prevention; Self-Injurious Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Suicide; Behavioral Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 6, 2024
• First Posted: April 11, 2024
• Study Start: April 5, 2024
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2024
• Study Completion: January 30, 2025
• Last Updated: December 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)