A two-year longitudinal study of the Kansas consumers as providers training program.
OBJECTIVE
This study reports student outcomes for the Kansas Consumers as Providers (CAP) training program. Graduates provide mental health services to other consumers in the community. CAP is a semester-long class plus a 104-hour internship in a social service agency.


METHODS
This paper reports on the results of a two-year quantitative, longitudinal study of people with psychiatric disabilities who completed the program.


RESULTS
Graduates had statistically significant pre-post differences in employment and post-secondary education enrollment at all three follow-up points.


CONCLUSIONS
Results suggest that CAP graduates can and do provide valuable mental health services to other consumers.
Rapp
Charles A
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University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare, Lawrence, KS 66044, USA. charlier@ku.edu
McDiarmid
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Ratzlaff
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003156:Community Mental Health Services; D003479:Curriculum; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D007615:Kansas; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008611:Mentors; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D012456:Salaries and Fringe Benefits; D012947:Social Work / Q000193:education; D014829:Vocational Education