Sullivan W P, Rapp C A
Southwest Missouri State University, Department of S.A.S., Springfield 65804.
Community Ment Health J. 1991 Oct;27(5):327-36. doi: 10.1007/BF00752383.
A central problem in the design and implementation of mental health services is how to transfer relevant information to the active practitioner. Traditional methods of knowledge transfer, such as professional journals and workshops, appear to have uneven results at best. Outreach consultation services, here described as technical assistance, holds promise as an effective and efficient vehicle for transferring relevant knowledge necessary to improve professional practice. This report describes the technical assistance consultation project jointly sponsored by the University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare and the Kansas State Department of Mental Health and Retardation. It is argued that an important function of this project was symbolic as well as substantive. State departments of mental health and major public universities can work in consort to assist professionals and programs perform at a maximum level. Such an effort re-casts the manner in which these institutions are traditionally viewed by those engaged in direct practice. A case example is provided.
心理健康服务设计与实施中的一个核心问题是如何将相关信息传递给一线从业者。传统的知识传递方法，如专业期刊和研讨会，充其量似乎效果参差不齐。外展咨询服务，在这里被称为技术援助，有望成为传递改善专业实践所需相关知识的有效且高效的手段。本报告描述了由堪萨斯大学社会福利学院和堪萨斯州精神健康与智力障碍部联合赞助的技术援助咨询项目。有人认为，该项目的一个重要功能既有象征意义又有实质意义。州精神健康部门和主要公立大学可以携手合作，帮助专业人员和项目发挥出最大效能。这样的努力重塑了直接从业者对这些机构的传统看法。文中提供了一个案例。
