Professional pre-service training for working with the long-term mentally ill.
The knowledge base with respect to helping persons with long-term mental illness is expanding dramatically. Specific skills can be identified as critical for those who work with the long-term mentally ill. In contrast to in-service training, preservice (university-based) programs have been slow in offering relevant skills-based curricula. A model is proposed for describing current and future pre-service curricula. Curricula can be categorized as to whether it provides exposure, experience, or expertise in working with the long-term mentally ill. More than ever before the pre-service training programs seem ripe for the introduction of skill-based curricula relevant to helping persons who are psychiatrically disabled.
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Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Boston University, MA 02215.
Cohen
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Farkas
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D002908:Chronic Disease; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D012949:Social Work, Psychiatric / Q000193:education*; D014481:United States