Analysis of survey data from students who had completed the program since 1973 indicates that students are generally very supportive of the program and that many of them continue to participate in the mental health field. (DB)doi:10.1207/s15328023top0801_8Keeley, Stuart M....
To make the role transition from traditional mental health clinician to community mental health worker, it may be mandatory to become familiar with the theoretical models, principles of practice, and specific research tools of the public health profession. Since only a few can arrange to undertake ...
Community-based health approaches of the 1960’s and 1970’s emerged in response to dominant medical models that, although effective, were largely inaccessible. Today, the U.S. is facing a similar crisis in youth mental health wherein dominant service models are insufficient. The field has devel...
This paper draws on our experience as evaluators of the Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Program that has been operating in eight remote communities across the Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia, for over four years. The program aimed to fund the placement of Aboriginal Mental Health Wor...
The Republic of Croatia has initiated numerous reforms in the mental health care system in the community. Within the framework of EU JA Implement, a mobile team was formed to provide interventions in the community, that is, in the homes of persons discharged from psychiatric hospitals. The mobil...
The purpose of this guide is to introduce the community health worker (CHW) model to HCH administrators for integration in the HCH model of care. There are multiple existing CHW programs, but this guide is intended to help HCH projects prioritize those parts of the model that are most applica...
Built into the program is a method for ongoing evaluation. This program also illustrates how the psychiatrist functions as a specialist, generalist, and community mental health worker .doi:10.1007/BF01530696Victor F. LiefRichard BrotmanCommunity Ment Health J...
Community Mental Health refers to the provision of crisis support, protected housing, and sheltered employment, along with the management of disorders, to address the diverse needs of individuals within a community setting. AI generated definition based on:International Encyclopedia of Public Health,2008...
The community health worker: effective programmes for developing countries. health care workerspersonnelPublic health servicesThis book serves as a useful review of familiar primary health care terrain, demonstrating again the ... S Frankel,MA Doggett - 《Community Health Worker Effective Programmes for...
were night symptoms; asthma exacerbations; pulmonary function36;β-agonist use; asthma control level (National Asthma Education and Prevention Program control level and the Asthma Control Questionnaire [ACQ]2,37); missed work, school, or normal daily activity days; and general health status (SF-12...