Evaluation of a Culturally Adapted Training in Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing for the Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce

Table 1

Participant self-reported workplace experience and training.

Participant characteristics	Value 𝑛 (%)
Female*	43 (75.4)
Service provider role
AOD worker/AOD counsellor	12 (20.3)
Mental health worker	10 (16.9)
Allied health worker	10 (16.9)
Coordinator/manager	7 (11.8)
Case worker/counsellor	7 (11.8)
Aboriginal mental health worker	4 (6.7)
Other	8 (15.2)
Number of current clients^#
0–5	24 (41.4)
6–10	15 (25.9)
11–20	8 (13.8)
>20	9 (15.5)
Unknown	1 (1.7)
Formal training in mental health
<2 weeks	14 (23.7)
2 weeks to 3 months	12 (20.3)
>3 months	32 (54.2)
Unknown	1 (1.7)
Years experience working in Indigenous mental health^†
<2 years	30 (51.7)
2–5 years	11 (19)
>5 years	17 (29.3)
Work in partnership with Indigenous colleagues^‡
None	5 (8.9)
Little	11 (19.6)
Some	7 (12.5)
Most	9 (16.1)
All the time	24 (42.9)

^*2 values missing; ^#2 values missing; ^†1 value missing; ^‡3 values missing.