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An experiment in the education of the preprofessional mental health worker: The Purdue program

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Purdue University has initiated and is researching an associate degree program to educate a middlelevel generalist for the field of mental health. There is evidence of an upsurge of interest in this type of program across the country. The background, rationale, objectives, present status, and other relevant parameters of this pilot project are reviewed. The implications of the impact of this type of worker upon mental health theory and practice are discussed as are certain constraints and problems encountered.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Purdue University, 47907, Lafayette, Ind.

    John M. Hadley Ph.D. (Interim head, program director for the reported project)

  2. Purdue

    John E. True Ph.D. (Associate professor of psychology, associate program director for the project) &  Sherwin Y. Kepes Ph.D. (Assistant professor of psychology, research associate for this program)

  3. Purdue's Regional Campus, Fort Wayne, Ind.

    John E. True Ph.D. (Associate professor of psychology, associate program director for the project) &  Sherwin Y. Kepes Ph.D. (Assistant professor of psychology, research associate for this program)

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  1. John M. Hadley Ph.D.
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The project reported is supported by NIMH Training Grant 5 T21 MH10281, Experimental and Special Training, Division of Manpower and Training Programs.

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Hadley, J.M., True, J.E. & Kepes, S.Y. An experiment in the education of the preprofessional mental health worker: The Purdue program. Community Ment Health J 6, 40–50 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01434981

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