Families Moving Forward (FMF) Connect Pro for Mental Health Providers

Families Moving Forward (FMF) Connect Pro for Mental Health Providers

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new provider-assisted version of the caregiver Families Moving Forward (FMF) Connect app ("FMF Connect Pro") with mental health providers in the United States. In FMF Connect Pro, mental health providers learn to do routine screening for prenatal alcohol exposure, diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and support families in using the FMF Connect caregiver app.

Two different training methods will be compared with a waitlist group in this study. The first training method involves 13-sessions of tele-mentoring using an Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) approach. The second training method involves a self-directed approach in which providers will access similar content in any asynchronous format on a website.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

• What is the proportion of agencies and providers who accept and participate in the clinical trial (Reach)?
• Do study groups differ on provider outcome measures of Effectiveness (clients screened/diagnosed), Adoption (provider change in knowledge, self-efficacy), Implementation (practice change, FMF Connect Pro Dashboard usage), and Maintenance of FASD-informed care practice change?

All mental health providers in the study will complete online assessments at study entry, 6 months, and 12 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Licensed mental health provider or supervised trainee
• Employed by a community mental agency or in private practice
• provides mental health services to children ages 3 to 12 or their families
• provides services in the United States
• Fluency in English
• Access to the internet

Exclusion Criteria:

• Provides services outside of the United States
• Does not provide mental health services to children ages 3 to 12