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A national study of associate degree mental health and human services workers. 1976

C E Young, and J E True

A random sample of 140 graduates of associate degree mental health/human services programs were studied to determine their work activities, adequacy of work performance, and job satisfaction. Seventy-seven percent were employed in relevant human services jobs. On site interviews with these workers and their supervisors revealed that they were performing virtually the entire range of traditional mental health service functions and performing them well. A majority were satisfied with their work, although low salary levels and restricted opportunities for future advancement were recognized as problems. Many were receiving little supervision and the user agencies had, for the most part, not developed appropriate in-service training programs. The findings appear very supportive to the notion that the mental health associate is a valuable new source of manpower for the mental health/human services field.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007318	Inservice Training	On the job training programs for personnel carried out within an institution or agency. It includes orientation programs.	Employee Orientation Programs,Orientation Programs, Employee,On-the-Job Training,Training, Inservice,Employee Orientation Program,On the Job Training,Orientation Program, Employee,Program, Employee Orientation,Programs, Employee Orientation,Training, On-the-Job
D007588	Job Satisfaction	Personal satisfaction relative to the work situation.	Work Satisfaction,Job Satisfactions,Satisfaction, Job,Satisfaction, Work,Satisfactions, Job,Satisfactions, Work,Work Satisfactions
D008297	Male		Males
D008605	Mental Health Services	Organized services to provide mental health care.	Mental Hygiene Services,Health Services, Mental,Services, Mental Health,Services, Mental Hygiene,Health Service, Mental,Hygiene Service, Mental,Hygiene Services, Mental,Mental Health Service,Mental Hygiene Service,Service, Mental Health,Service, Mental Hygiene
D008875	Middle Aged	An adult aged 45 - 64 years.	Middle Age
D002322	Career Mobility	The upward or downward mobility in an occupation or the change from one occupation to another.	Career Ladders,Clinical Ladders,Job Ladders,Clinical Ladder,Ladder, Clinical,Ladders, Clinical,Career Ladder,Career Mobilities,Job Ladder,Ladder, Career,Ladder, Job,Ladders, Career,Ladders, Job,Mobilities, Career,Mobility, Career
D005069	Evaluation Studies as Topic	Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies.	Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000078329	Workforce	The number of people working or available for work or service.	Human Resources,Labor Supply,Manpower,Staffing,Womanpower,Human Resource,Labor Supplies,Manpowers,Staffings,Supply, Labor,Womanpowers,Workforces