This paper outlines a program for promoting mental health in the population by “giving away
our skills” as mental health professionals. This kind of program can be started on a …

This article suggests a way of thinking and a method for action for mental health
professionals providing services in community settings. The authors, who are immersed in …

This article describes the experience of an innovative MSW Specialized Mental Health
Training Program in training consumers and family members as mental health professionals …

Personal empowerment is a guiding philosophy of many mental health service programs,
but there has been little empirical research on the empowerment process in these programs …

IN 1963 A colleague and I initiated a community mental health program for youth who had
left high school, were chronic academic failures, and had been in continual trouble with the …

Community‐based mental health training programs are characterized by their location within
the neighborhood to be served and by the involvement of community members in program …

The article focuses on a training program conducted in the US for paraprofessionals who are
engaged in mental health services. The need for trained workers delivering social service …

The purpose of this project was to locate a potential funding source and write a grant to
create a psycho-educational group for family members of adults with a mental health …

There are some very seriously disturbed children, families, and teachers who require
individual casework or other individual therapeutic help. However, in the face of the mental …

Rreliminary evidence suggests that mental health consumers can successfully serve as peer
companions, case management aides, case managers, job coaches, and drop-in center …