Knowledge assessment of mental health advisory boards
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Community Psychology
- Vol. 6 (1) , 91-96
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00890103
Abstract
Informed citizen advisory boards are vital to the operation of community mental health programs. In order to provide relevant educational experiences, a continuing education program conducted a survey of the self-judged level of knowledge of a sample of board members in a large city. The sample consisted of 57 respondents representing 16 of 19 city mental health centers and the three federally funded community health centers located in the city. The results indicated areas of strength and weakness. Also, knowledge assessments differed in relation to years of experience on advisory boards. Several suggestions are made about designing curricula for mental health advisory boards.Keywords
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