Giving out CBT books or apps and then checking in with people a few times for accountability and caring seems quite effective (based on your analysis) and potentially very satisfying (based on personal experience) endeavor.
It seems to score highly on the first and the third requirements. It might not work well with the second as EA network is rather homophilic, but I am not sure; also, reasons behind The Iron Law Of Evaluation furthers my skepticism.
Task Y is something that can be performed usefully by people who are not currently able to choose their career path entirely based on EA concerns.
Task Y is clearly effective and doesn’t become much less effective the more people who are doing it.
The positive effects of Task Y are obvious to the person doing the task.
Excellent point, I was considering this when writing the report as it would be possible to use remote volunteers. This would make it a great way for EA university groups to volunteer their time and encourage additional engagement from members. Beyond a pure commitment device volunteers will need to be able to answer some basic questions about the from of psychotherapy they are delivering. However, the skill requirement for providing support is still very low and training would be short. One of the groups in the incubation program is looking into this more and I think it could be a really great model for giving more people an effective way to donate their time.
Could Guided self-help be turned into Task Y?
Giving out CBT books or apps and then checking in with people a few times for accountability and caring seems quite effective (based on your analysis) and potentially very satisfying (based on personal experience) endeavor.
It seems to score highly on the first and the third requirements. It might not work well with the second as EA network is rather homophilic, but I am not sure; also, reasons behind The Iron Law Of Evaluation furthers my skepticism.
Excellent point, I was considering this when writing the report as it would be possible to use remote volunteers. This would make it a great way for EA university groups to volunteer their time and encourage additional engagement from members. Beyond a pure commitment device volunteers will need to be able to answer some basic questions about the from of psychotherapy they are delivering. However, the skill requirement for providing support is still very low and training would be short. One of the groups in the incubation program is looking into this more and I think it could be a really great model for giving more people an effective way to donate their time.