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Understanding and Improving Responses to Psychosis: A Cross Sector Training Survey

This survey is designed to gather insights from professionals across multiple settings about their training, experiences, and confidence in recognizing and responding to psychosis. Your input will help inform the development of practical, effective training, and tools to support individuals experiencing psychosis and the professionals who work with them. The survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete. All responses will be kept confidential and used only for internal research and training improvement purposes. Your input is very valuable.
1.What is your current professional role?(Required.)
2.In what type of setting do you primarily work?(Required.)
3.Which of the following symptoms of psychosis do you feel confident identifying among individuals served in your workplace setting? (Select all that apply)(Required.)
4.Have you ever received training focused on psychosis or psychosis-related disorders?(Required.)
5.If yes, what types of training have you received? (Select all that apply)
6.Which of the following topics were covered in professional trainings about mental health conditions that you have attended?
7.Do you feel that you received adequate training and/or orientation about psychosis and psychotic disorders when you started your current position?
8.What additional training would have been helpful during onboarding?
9.Have you received any licensure or continuing education credit for trainings about psychosis or psychotic disorders?
10.Do you think people in your role would be more likely to participate in a training about psychosis if continuing education credits were offered?
In Question 11-14, the phrase “aggressive behavior” refers to physical violence or verbal threats toward a person or property. Please rate your agreement with the following questions about these behaviors.
11.Healthcare providers can successfully respond to aggressive behavior from someone who may be experiencing psychosis without involving law enforcement.
12.Law enforcement officers can successfully respond to aggressive behavior from someone who may be experiencing psychosis.
13.I feel confident that my institution, facility, or agency can successfully respond to aggressive behavior from people who may be experiencing psychosis.
14.My institution, facility, or agency has clear policies about responding to aggressive behavior from people who may be experiencing psychosis.
15.In your experience, what are the most common reasons health care providers and staff contact law enforcement for support when responding to mental health crises?
16.What barriers, if any, prevent health care workers and staff from responding to mental health crises without involving law enforcement?
17.Have you ever witnessed a situation where you felt another person responded to an individual experiencing a mental health crisis in an unhelpful way or in a way that escalated the situation?
18.Which of the following formats would you prefer for future training opportunities? (select all that apply)
19.How important is it to you that training includes real-world examples or case scenarios?
20.What do you wish more professionals in your field understood about psychosis?
21.Are there any other trainings or tools that would assist you or others in your workplace to successfully respond to people experiencing psychosis?
22.Your insights are extremely valuable. If you are open to us reaching out for additional input as we develop training and tools for responses to psychosis, please fill out your information below.
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