Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response Deployment
BackgroundDuring a global pandemic, it is critical to rapidly deploy a psychological intervention to support the mental health and resilience of highly affected individuals and communities. ObjectiveThis is the rationale behind the development and implementation o...
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| author | Kenneth Fung Jenny JW Liu Mandana Vahabi Alan Tai-Wai Li Mateusz Zurowski Josephine Pui-Hing Wong |
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BackgroundDuring a global pandemic, it is critical to rapidly deploy a psychological intervention to support the mental health and resilience of highly affected individuals and communities.
ObjectiveThis is the rationale behind the development and implementation of the Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training, an online, blended, skills building intervention to increase the resilience and well-being of participants while promoting their individual and collective empowerment and capacity building.
MethodsBased on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and social justice–based group empowerment psychoeducation (GEP), we developed the Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) model to enhance psychological resilience and collective empowerment. The PACER program consists of 6 online, interactive, self-guided modules complemented by 6 weekly, 90-minute, videoconference, facilitator-led, group sessions.
ResultsAs of August 2021, a total of 325 participants had enrolled in the PACER program. Participants include frontline health care providers and Chinese-Canadian community members.
ConclusionsThe PACER program is an innovative intervention program with the potential for increasing resilience and empowerment while reducing mental distress during the pandemic.
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| spelling | doaj.art-818fbe7d6d384419a7812d9b1a0757082023-08-28T19:56:33ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Research Protocols1929-07482021-12-011012e3349510.2196/33495Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response DeploymentKenneth Funghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4441-8420Jenny JW Liuhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2213-1346Mandana Vahabihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7950-7335Alan Tai-Wai Lihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4230-0365Mateusz Zurowskihttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6407-4629Josephine Pui-Hing Wonghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8262-7725 BackgroundDuring a global pandemic, it is critical to rapidly deploy a psychological intervention to support the mental health and resilience of highly affected individuals and communities. ObjectiveThis is the rationale behind the development and implementation of the Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training, an online, blended, skills building intervention to increase the resilience and well-being of participants while promoting their individual and collective empowerment and capacity building. MethodsBased on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and social justice–based group empowerment psychoeducation (GEP), we developed the Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment (ACE) model to enhance psychological resilience and collective empowerment. The PACER program consists of 6 online, interactive, self-guided modules complemented by 6 weekly, 90-minute, videoconference, facilitator-led, group sessions. ResultsAs of August 2021, a total of 325 participants had enrolled in the PACER program. Participants include frontline health care providers and Chinese-Canadian community members. ConclusionsThe PACER program is an innovative intervention program with the potential for increasing resilience and empowerment while reducing mental distress during the pandemic. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/33495https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/12/e33495 |
| spellingShingle | Kenneth Fung Jenny JW Liu Mandana Vahabi Alan Tai-Wai Li Mateusz Zurowski Josephine Pui-Hing Wong Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response Deployment JMIR Research Protocols |
| title | Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response Deployment |
| title_full | Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response Deployment |
| title_fullStr | Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response Deployment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response Deployment |
| title_short | Pandemic Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Response (PACER) Training: Protocol for the Development and Rapid-Response Deployment |
| title_sort | pandemic acceptance and commitment to empowerment response pacer training protocol for the development and rapid response deployment |
| url | https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/12/e33495 |
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