The Training and Use of Mental Health Associates in the Veterans Administration

Rubin L. SiegelAuthors Info & Affiliations

Publication: Psychiatric Services

Volume 25, Number 5

https://doi.org/10.1176/ps.25.5.295

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The Veterans Administration has developed two types of programs to train paraprofessional workers known as mental health associates (MHAs). One is a 48-week hospital-based program that is equally divided between didactic and clinical training; it is intended mainly for VA employees who need new avenues for career advancement. The other program provides stipends to college students in mental health technology programs leading to an associate of arts degree; the students receive their practicum experience in VA facilities and community agencies. Through vignettes of five actual MHAs, the author demonstrates how these workers operate in different clinical settings.

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Psychiatric Services

Volume 25 • Number 5 • May 1974

Pages: 295 - 298

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Published in print: May 1974

Published online: 1 April 2006

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Rubin L. Siegel

Mental Health and Behavioral Sciences Service Veterans Administration, Washington, D.C.

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The Training and Use of Mental Health Associates in the Veterans Administration

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