Expertise and Credibility
Who better to guide you than Dr. David V Sheehan, author and copyright holder of the MINI, SDS and S-STS? Ensure optimal study outcomes with training from the individual who developed these tools and is the world expert on their use in research and clinical care.
Affordable and Flexible
Training is asynchronous – allowing your raters to get trained at their own pace and convenience. One price per rater. No markups or hidden fees.
Quality Assurance
Ensure the highest quality of training to enhance rating precision, minimize risks of inconsistency, errors, and bias. Maximize the intra- and inter-rater reliability of your MINI, SDS and SSTS assessments and improve signal detection for trial success.
Rater Training FAQ
How can I get trained on how to administer the MINI or Sheehan Scales?
We provide training through our training platform. Please review our Training page for more information on how your raters can be trained by the author/copyright holder of the MINI/MINI Kid and Sheehan Scales or download our Training Form. Certificate of Completion signed by Dr. David V Sheehan is included for any rater who completes the training and can be submitted to regulatory bodies along with your own certification process.
Dr. Sheehan only provides consultation, guidance on regulatory agency questions, and training to those who license the MINI / MINI Kid or scales directly from him. Contact Dr. Sheehan at davidVsheehan@gmail.com for additional information.
NOTE: If you do not see a QR code on the MINI or Sheehan Scale you are using linking back to this website then you did not get the it from the author and Copyright Holder. Dr. David V. Sheehan is the Copyright Holder, Trademark Holder, and author in all languages. This copyright for the MINI and for each Sheehan Scale has been registered with the US Copyright Office.
How much does training cost?
We recently updated out pricing and no longer charge for set up fees. Pricing is based on the number of course purchases per study:
- 1–20 purchases → $200 per course/per person
- 21+ purchases → $180 per course/per person
**This pricing applies only to a single study and cannot be combined across multiple studies.
To calculate training costs please download our Training Form or contact Jennifer M. Giddens at training@harmresearch.org
Can training be provided in other languages?
We can provide subtitles or voice over for the training video(s) in different languages. We can also have the quiz(es) and the guide(s) for enrolling in training translated. If you want the quiz in any languages other than English, we will need to set-up a copy of the training in this specific language. For more information please contact Jennifer M. Giddens at training@harmresearch.org
How do I enroll in training?
Dr. Sheehan only provides consultation, guidance on regulatory agency questions, and training to those who license the MINI / MINI Kid or scales directly from him. List our training page and download and complete our Training Form. Contact Dr. Sheehan at davidVsheehan@gmail.com for additional information.
We provide a Training Guide to the individual who purchases the training and it is up to them to them provide this guide to the trainee. This guide is very important to ensure coupon codes are used properly and training is not compromised.
Because of GDPR and other privacy laws, we require trainees to enroll themself in the training using a coupon code. We allow each trainee to have access to the training for up to 30 days. (For example, if a trainee enrolled in the training on October 25th, 2022, their training access expired on November 25th, 2022. If another trainee enrolled on October 28th, 2022 that trainee’s access expired on November 28th, 2022.) By allowing a trainee to enroll in the training and complete the training on their own time they usually immediately complete the training when they access the training. We will send a guide that walks trainees through the entire process of enrolling in and completing the training. You should provide this guide to the trainees.
We will restrict the coupon code to only work for the specific training course(s) of your choice. The one downside is that we cannot oversee that those using the coupon code are people you want to have trained. If someone shared the code with a friend, that training would count against the total number of trainings you purchased.
We recommend providing training for a trainee shortly before their site will begin recruitment or direct use of the scale / structured interview. We do not recommend training users of the scales / structured interviews too far in advance of them using the scales / structured interview, unless they are already experienced users of the scale / structured interview.
What training on the MINI or Sheehan Scales is available?
The training materials were personally created by the author and copyright holder of the scale or structured interview. The training courses include a video presentation and a quiz. After both of these are completed in full, a certificate of completion of training is generated. User certification is left up to the local site or sponsor and is usually a credentialing issue.
Please visit our Training page or review our Training Form for more details.