Table 8 The STORM training package

There are four modules:

• Assessment

• Crisis management

• Problem-solving

• Crisis prevention

Each module is flexible, and if necessary can be delivered in 2 hours

Educational methods used in each training session:

1. Brief lectures on background knowledge and the skills to be acquired and rehearsed

2. Focused group discussion

3. Video demonstration of skills by health care professionals

4. Role-play (rehearsal of skills) in trios (professional-client-observer) and pairs (professional-client) using pre-prepared role-play scripts to facilitate the practice of specific microskills

5. Video-feedback in small group setting of recorded role-played interviews carried out by course participants

6. Discussion to consolidate learning; specifically the translation of skills learned into practice

The material can be modified in content for:

• Primary care teams

• Mental health care staff

• Accident and emergency staff