Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
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Osilla KC

RAND Corporation, 1776 Main Street, P.O. Box 2138, Santa Monica, CA 90407-2138, USA

Biography

Karen Chan Osilla is a senior behavioral scientist and clinical psychologist at the RAND Corporation and a member of the Pardee RAND Graduate School faculty. She has substantial experience in the area of developing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating in-person and web-based brief interventions that utilize motivational interviewing and target addictive behaviors. She is currently involved in pilot studies evaluating in-person and web-based brief interventions in employee assistance programs, DUI first-offender programs, and teen courts. Osilla received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Washington.

Publications

Implementing Evidence-Based Suicide Prevention Training in Communities: Implications for Quality Improvement

Suicide prevention trainings are implemented to equip the public’s ability to intervene with those who are at-risk, but their implementation is not often monitored for quality. In this study, we propose a quality improvement model to improve trainer skill, demonstrate evidence of knowledge uptake, and document the quality of training workshop... Read More»

Osilla KC, Ramchand R, Seelam R, Barnes-Proby D and Gilbert ML

Research Article: J Community Med Health Educ 5:371

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711.1000371

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