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Evaluation Of An Inservice Training Program For Psychiatric Attendants, Homer D. Green
Evaluation Of An Inservice Training Program For Psychiatric Attendants, Homer D. Green
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Introduction
From the time that hospitals were established to care for the mentally ill, a shortage of professional personnel has existed. To a limited extent this shortage has been partially alleviated by the use of non-professional psychiatric help (attendants, aides, nursing assistants, technicians) with varying amounts of training and responsibilities. For over fifty years a continuous effect has been made to improve the quality and quantity of care given to the mental patients in both private and public mental hospitals (Robinson, 1964). Following World War II, increased emphasis has been placed on the training and status of the attendant engaged …