Changing the System by Changing the Workforce: Employing Consumers to Increase Access, Cultural Diversity, and Engagement

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 546-555

  Wenz Gross, Melodie ^a,e   Irsfeld, Toni DuBrino ^a   Twomey, Tammy ^a   Perez, Ana ^a   Thompson, Judith ^b   Wally, Martha ^b   Colleton, Barbara ^c   Kroell, Christine ^d   McKeown, Steven K ^c   Metz, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Worcester Public Schools ^*  (United States)

^c Community HealthLink Inc ^*  (United States)

^d Worcester District Court   (United States)

^e Communities of Care ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Employing consumers; Serious emotional disturbance; System of care; Work force development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MANPOWER; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ROLE PLAYING; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; ROLE;

EID: 84860642685     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-011-9473-7     Document Type: Article

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