School of Social Work, Western Michigan University.
Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology, Western Michigan University.
Fam Syst Health. 2022 Dec;40(4):592-595. doi: 10.1037/fsh0000751.
Assessing workforce diversity is an increasing area of evolution. A comprehensive assessment of socioeconomic diversity is important in that it can help identify needs and enable planned inclusion across a range of students. Subsequently, a more comprehensive set of background indicators is needed. The purpose of this brief report is to describe the approach we are using to determine socioeconomic background among individuals participating in a behavioral health workforce program. By using 3 strategies to assess background, we were able to determine that 4 individuals reported being unable to pay for housing, 3 indicated they had sold plasma, and 1 had experienced homelessness since starting graduate school. Our findings provide a starting point for using a comprehensive set of indicators to guide the recruitment and selection process in workforce development programs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
评估劳动力多样性是一个不断发展的领域。全面评估社会经济多样性非常重要，因为它可以帮助确定需求，并使一系列学生能够得到有计划的包容。因此，需要更全面的背景指标。本简要报告的目的是描述我们在参与行为健康劳动力计划的个体中确定社会经济背景时所采用的方法。通过使用 3 种策略来评估背景，我们能够确定 4 个人报告说无法支付住房费用，3 个人表示他们已经出售了血浆，1 个人自开始研究生学业以来曾经历过无家可归。我们的发现为使用一套全面的指标来指导劳动力发展计划的招聘和选拔过程提供了起点。（PsycInfo 数据库记录（c）2022 APA，保留所有权利）。
