Bloom B L, Parad H J
Am J Community Psychol. 1978 Aug;6(4):371-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00885528.
Professional activities and expressed needs for additional training were examined in the case of 211 psychologists employed in 51 community mental health centers in western United States. Two-thirds of the work week is taken up directly or indirectly with traditional clinical services, 19% with community mental health activities; and the balance in program development, administration, research, and program evaluation. In contrast to the common assertion linking psychologists and research activity, the current results indicate that psychologists in community mental health centers devote very little time to research or program evaluation. Expressed training needs parallel reported activity patterns - highest for clinical functions and moderately high for community mental health functions. The significant impact of the community mental health movement is seen in both the distribution of professional activities and in expressed needs for additional competence.
对美国西部51个社区心理健康中心雇佣的211名心理学家的专业活动及对额外培训的明确需求进行了调查。三分之二的工作周直接或间接用于传统临床服务，19%用于社区心理健康活动；其余时间用于项目开发、管理、研究和项目评估。与将心理学家与研究活动联系起来的普遍观点相反，目前的结果表明，社区心理健康中心的心理学家用于研究或项目评估的时间很少。明确的培训需求与报告的活动模式一致——临床功能方面需求最高，社区心理健康功能方面需求适中。社区心理健康运动的重大影响在专业活动的分布以及对额外能力的明确需求中都可见一斑。
