title: Undergraduate psychology students' experiences of volunteering at a chronic mental health facility.
abstract: A volunteer program for undergraduate psychology students at a chronic mental health facility was evaluated. All 53 volunteers found the program beneficial, 96.2% reported improved understanding of psychopathology, 98.1% noted increased knowledge of the mental health care system, 86.8% reported increased interest in clinical psychology, and 47.2% felt less anxious about working with persons with mental illness as a result of the program.
authors.affiliation: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
authors.forename: Sanna Maria
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kritzinger
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pillay
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014838:Volunteers / Q000523:psychology*