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CHICANO PARAPROFESSIONAL ACCULTURATION AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH IDEOLOGY: MEASURING THE BRIDGING FUNCTIONMcLaughlin, Michael John, 1946-, McLaughlin, Michael John, 1946- January 1980 (has links)
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Empowering others and empowering ourselves : a case study of community health workers in a mental health projectMcNeil-Delaney, Oona D. 09 September 2005 (has links)
The Surgeon General of the United States in 2003 documented the
existence of striking disparities for minorities and immigrants in mental health
services and the underlying knowledge base. This thesis expands the
knowledge base by examining the personal experiences and perspectives of
community health workers (CHWs) employed in a mental health project. CHW
interventions have been shown to increase access and reduce barriers to
health care services. CHWs come from similar cultural and ethnic
backgrounds as recipients of services and share similar life experiences. As
cultural mediators between ethnic communities and a primary health care
system, CHWs are able to provide valuable insight into immigrant mental
health disparities.
Through case study analysis, this thesis explores the personal
experiences of CHWs employed by a grant-funded mental health project.
Utilizing ethnographic research methods to better understand the CHW
intervention, this thesis focuses on CHW motivations, their challenges and the
impact of work on their personal lives. Results suggest that CHWs
experienced many positive changes in their own lives as a result of their work. CHWs are better able to address their own physical and mental health needs.
By increasing access to community and clinic services, CHWs help to improve
the mental and physical health status of clients. Results suggest that the
cultural competency of clinic staff, service providers and clients improved.
CHWs help to strengthen community bonding or social capital by expanding
social networks and empowering individuals to create change in their own
lives. / Graduation date: 2006
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The Effects of Specific Interventions with Supervisors on Paraprofessional Turnover in Selected Mental Health and Mental Retardation FacilitiesBaxter, Nick A. 08 1900 (has links)
The problem of this study was the identification of ways and means of reducing paraprofessional turnover in mental health and mental retardation facilities. The high turnover rate of mental health and mental retardation paraprofessionals has major implications for the quality and cost of client services. Several researchers have suggested that adequately trained supervisors can influence the turnover rate among employees as well as their motivation and production. A six-month study of the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation released in March, 1980 by a blue ribbon audit team blamed bad management practices, not low pay and poor working conditions, for the high rate of employee turnover. However, few studies have investigated the effect of supervisory training on turnover and researchers have called for additional studies in the area. The purpose of this study was to employ two specific intervention techniques with supervisory personnel in order to determine their effectiveness in reducing the rate of paraprofessional employee turnover in mental health and mental retardation facilities.
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