The Kansas Consumer as Provider program: measuring the effects of a supported education initiative.
Consumers providing direct services at mental health centers contribute positive qualities to the service delivery system; however, there are few instructional programs to prepare consumers for these roles. Of the few consumer-provider training programs that exist, those conducting research have focused on employment and hospitalization outcomes. No program has researched changes in students' perceptions of subjective well-being. Research with students in the Kansas Consumer as Provider (CAP) training program found significant differences in students' perception of hope, self-esteem, and recovery after the training program.
Ratzlaff
Sarah
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University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, Lawrence 66046, USA.
McDiarmid
Diane
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Marty
Doug
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Rapp
Charles
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007615:Kansas; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008605:Mental Health Services; D008875:Middle Aged; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012649:Self Concept; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*