PEERS

Overview

PEERS aims to test a peer-supervision mobile application and understand the impact of this on the quality of therapy delivered by non-specialist community healthcare workers, and finally impact of improved therapy quality on patient outcomes. 

Rationale

Supervision is particularly relevant for treatments delivered by non-specialist workers. However, the reliance on mental health specialists to supervise them in person is not scalable because specialists are not readily available and existing in-person methods are expensive, time-intensive, and lack generalizable metrics. This project generates new knowledge on digital peer supervision of NSP to deliver evidence-based psychological care to people with depression.

Progress so far

Trained 90+ Healthy Activity Program (HAP)* counsellors to use the PEERS application, which captures patient data and session audio recordings that can be rated later by specialists. 

Partner/s

• Sinai Health Center, Calgary, Canada

• Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA

• Dimagi, USA