TY - JOUR
KW - Adult
KW - Allied Health Personnel/education
KW - Caregivers/education
KW - Consumer Advocacy
KW - Health Education
KW - Humans
KW - Mental Disorders
KW - Substance-Related Disorders
KW - United States
AU - J. A. Morris
AU - G. W. Stuart
A1 - 
AB - Much of the behavioral health care delivered to people with serious mental illnesses and chronic addictive disorders is provided by front-line or direct service mental health workers. Issues related to the qualifications, training, and ongoing evaluation of the competencies of this important provider group have received scant attention in the behavioral health field. This paper explores the educational needs and best practices of the consumers and families who carry much of the burden of caring for disabled populations, as well as the front-line staff, many of whom are employed in state psychiatric hospitals and community mental health or addiction treatment systems. Within the overall context of culturally competent behavioral health care, specific recommendations are proposed in an attempt to move the field forward.
BT - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
C5 - Education & Workforce
CP - 4-5
CY - United States
IS - 4-5
JF - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
N2 - Much of the behavioral health care delivered to people with serious mental illnesses and chronic addictive disorders is provided by front-line or direct service mental health workers. Issues related to the qualifications, training, and ongoing evaluation of the competencies of this important provider group have received scant attention in the behavioral health field. This paper explores the educational needs and best practices of the consumers and families who carry much of the burden of caring for disabled populations, as well as the front-line staff, many of whom are employed in state psychiatric hospitals and community mental health or addiction treatment systems. Within the overall context of culturally competent behavioral health care, specific recommendations are proposed in an attempt to move the field forward.
PP - United States
PY - 2002
SN - 0894-587X; 0894-587X
SP - 377
EP - 402
EP - 
T1 - Training and education needs of consumers, families, and front-line staff in behavioral health practice
T2 - Administration and Policy in Mental Health
TI - Training and education needs of consumers, families, and front-line staff in behavioral health practice
U1 - Education & Workforce
U2 - 12238560
VL - 29
VO - 0894-587X; 0894-587X
Y1 - 2002
ER -