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In this post I will demonstrate how R has helped me in my role as a clinical research coordinator to help complete daily tasks and make data informed decisions. My goal is to share these experiences to shine a light on how R/RStudio can improve workflow and decision making in the workplace. As a...

Weekly group sessions are the primary component of both CET and HOPES—the interventions we are comparing in Project SUCCESS. Both Cognitive Enhancement Therapy and Helping Ourselves Perceive & Experience Success leverage the power of social connection to help participants improve social skills and...

Project SUCCESS has been a crucial support for our participants, offering interactive group sessions that have proven immensely popular among attendees. Here, we're sharing a few strategies that have contributed to maintaining consistent weekly attendance and retention across the entire group...

The holiday season is a time for reflecting on the past year and anticipating the new year. Looking back, we are grateful for all those who have helped to keep us on track and have made Project SUCCESS succeed. First and foremost, we thank those who agreed to join a group at one of our sites and see...

What if a simple scratch-and-sniff test could predict successful outcomes from psychosocial interventions for people with schizophrenia? That’s the primary question we are asking in a NIMH-funded study linked to Project SUCCESS, which is titled, “ What the Nose Knows: Hedonic Capacity, Psychosocial...

Keeping track of attendance in the services provided by CET and HOPES is an important part of learning about their effectiveness. No matter how strong the evidence that a service improves functioning, it can only be effective if people participate. So, we’ve been very pleased by the high levels of...

The Helping Ourselves Experience and Pursue Success (HOPES) curriculum is designed to introduce a new skill each week from one of 8 domains (Communicating Effectively, Making and Keeping Friends, Making the Most of Leisure Time, Living Well in the Community, Healthy Living, Intimacy and Dating...

For about one year, Project SUCCESS participants meet weekly to compare life experiences, to practice social skills, to share feelings and insights. CET participants also complete weekly computer-based exercises, typically with a partner. Comprehensive manuals for both CET and HOPES and weekly...

Behavioral interventions targeting cognitive and social skills such as CET and HOPES have shown strong evidence of feasibility, tolerability and efficacy for people with psychosis in clinical trials. Yet despite empirical evidence supporting use of these programs in routine clinical care, clinical...

Jonathan Delman, Behavioral Health Research Solutions Stakeholder engagement (SE) in research is the process of researchers and stakeholders working together to answer mutually chosen research questions. Stakeholders, individuals who have an interest in the research topic, goals, includes community...