Pennsylvania Certified Peer Specialist initiative: Training, employment and work satisfaction outcomes

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 301-305

  Salzer, Mark S ^a,b   Katz, Jason ^c   Kidwell, Betsy ^d   Federici, Matthew ^d   Ward Colasante, Carol ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania   (United States)

^e Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment outcomes; Job satisfaction; Knowledge gain; Peer specialists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; PEER GROUP; PENNSYLVANIA; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67649882011     PISSN: 1095158X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2975/32.4.2009.301.305     Document Type: Article

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