SuperAssist: an app to help mental health providers give better care and feel less burned out
SuperAssist: Client-Centered Supervision Assist App for Mental Health Providers to Improve Job Well-being and Quality of Care
This project is building an app to help supervisors support mental health providers so providers feel better at work and can give higher-quality care to clients.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Indiana University Indianapolis NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Indianapolis, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11261784 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From a patient’s view, researchers are developing a SuperAssist app that guides supervisors in using client-centered supervision with frontline mental health providers. The team will co-design the app and a training manual with providers and supervisors at community mental health organizations. Twenty provider–supervisor pairs will beta-test the app for six months and give feedback through surveys and interviews. The researchers will use that feedback to refine the app and explore whether supervision and provider wellbeing and skills improve.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: This project is not enrolling patients; ideal participants are mental health providers and their supervisors working at partnering community mental health organizations.
Not a fit: Patients seeking direct treatment or people not connected to participating clinics will not be enrolled and will not directly benefit from the pilot testing.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, patients could receive more consistent, higher-quality mental health care because their providers get better supervision and workplace support.
How similar studies have performed: Prior supervision and workforce-support programs have shown improvements in provider wellbeing and care quality, but using a mobile app for client-centered supervision is a new, pilot-level approach.
Where this research is happening
Indianapolis, United States
- Indiana University Indianapolis — Indianapolis, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Fukui, Sadaaki — Indiana University Indianapolis
- Study coordinator: Fukui, Sadaaki
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.