An Experiment in Overseas Field Instruction |
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| Authors: | Leon H Ginsberg Harvey L Gochros Robert Porter Victor L Schneider Leroy G Schultz |
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| Institution: | West Virginia University, School of Social Work , Morgantown , West Virginia , USA |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports on a study that examined the knowledge needed for practice in community mental health and the primary source for this knowledge. Differences were found in knowledge areas needed for practice in community mental health settings when contrasted with practice in more traditional mental health agencies. The most frequently indicated source of knowledge for social work roles in community mental health was on-the-job experience. Courses in social work schools were not a primary source of knowledge for the many nonclinical roles undertaken by social workers in community mental health. |
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