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A two-year longitudinal study of the Kansas consumers as providers training program

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Rapp, Charles A.
 MD
McDiarmid, Diane
 MD
Marty, Doug A.
 RS
Ratzlaff, Sarah
 CA
Collins, Anna
 FS
Fukui, Sadaaki
Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal
Journal · Vol. 32 · Issue 1 · pp. 40-46
Abstract

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. Conclusion: Results suggest that CAP graduates can and do provide valuable mental health services to other consumers. Copyright 2008 Trustees of Boston University.

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Mental illness Longitudinal study Consumers as providers Supported education

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Employment training adult female human male medical education Humans adolescent Article Vocational education curriculum longitudinal study United States Longitudinal Studies Health Personnel Salaries and Fringe Benefits middle aged normal human Internship, Nonmedical social work peer group follow up aged Mentors Mental Disorders graduate student Rehabilitation, Vocational mental health service Follow-Up Studies Statistical significance Community Mental Health Services Kansas
Author Affiliations
Office of Mental Health Research and Training, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States, School of Social Welfare, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
Office of Mental Health Research and Training, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
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