Werrbach G B, DePoy E
School of Social Work, University of Maine, Orono 04469-5570.
Community Ment Health J. 1993 Aug;29(4):305-19. doi: 10.1007/BF00761029.
Educating and recruiting practitioners to work in community-based settings with persons with serious mental illness has become a national health person-power issue, particularly in underserved rural areas. This study was conceived in order to obtain a better basis for curriculum development and recruitment strategies. Graduate and undergraduate social work students, representing the greatest pool of mental health practitioners, were surveyed about their perceptions about working with persons with serious mental illness and about factors which are most important to their future job satisfaction. The findings indicate positive perceptions about work with the seriously mentally ill population by a significant number of students, and further reveal that students project job satisfaction factors related to intrinsic reward and ability to learn and grow in their work. The findings also reveal group differences related to educational level, previous work experience in mental health and expressed interest in working with persons with serious mental illness. Important implications for practitioner education, recruitment, administration and job development and ongoing in-service training are discussed.
培养并招募从业者到社区为严重精神疾病患者提供服务，已成为一个全国性的医疗卫生人力问题，在农村医疗服务匮乏地区尤为如此。开展这项研究是为了给课程开发和招聘策略提供更好的依据。研究生和本科生层次的社会工作专业学生是心理健康从业者的最大来源群体，针对他们对为严重精神疾病患者提供服务的看法以及对其未来工作满意度最为重要的因素展开了调查。研究结果表明，相当数量的学生对为严重精神疾病患者提供服务持积极看法，并且进一步显示，学生们认为工作满意度因素与内在回报以及在工作中学习和成长的能力相关。研究结果还揭示了与教育水平、以往心理健康工作经验以及对为严重精神疾病患者提供服务所表达的兴趣有关的群体差异。文中讨论了这些结果对从业者教育、招聘、管理、职业发展以及持续在职培训的重要意义。
