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Careers in mental health
Jobs in mental health are in high demand, but they require a strong passion for helping others overcome mental, emotional and behavioral challenges. Comments from professionals in the industry, current statistics, job forecasts, and realistic descriptions of occupations ranging from psychiatrists and psychologists to psychiatric nurses and licensed clinical social workers provide a helpful look at some of varied and fascinating careers in mental health.
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Careers in mental health
Accessible and unbiased, Careers in Mental Health introduces upper-level high school students and beginning undergraduates to the different aspects of various mental health professions. * Contains essential career advice for anyone considering an advanced degree in one of the \"helping\" professions within mental health * Covers clinical psychology, counseling psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, substance abuse counseling, and school psychology * Clarifies the distinctions between professions by discussing the history and philosophy of each field, requirements for advanced education, licensing, available jobs, salary potential, and more * Includes a section with practical information applicable to all the professions, such as characteristics for success, ethical issues, the importance of critical thinking, applying to graduate school, and current issues affecting the field of mental health
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A working life for people with severe mental illness
The history of mental health service delivery has been marked by an emphasis on clients’ vulnerabilities and deficits. As treatment programs have moved out of hospitals and into communities, however, the need to work with clients in developing real-world, practical skills, such as job training, has never been more important. Versions of this approach traditionally include skills training classes, job clubs, and sheltered employment, but have not been successful in helping people with severe mental illness gain competitive employment. This book describes the theory, empirical support, and practice of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) approach to supported employment. IPS is the most widely studied and validated approach to supported employment for people with severe mental illness. The overall goals of IPS are to assist clients in finding jobs that are consistent with their preferences and skills, and to support their efforts in working. The book is divided into three sections: 1) Conceptual and Empirical Support for Individual Placement and Support; 2) Practice Guidelines for Implementing Supported Employment; and 3) Special Issues. Many vignettes and sample documents that provide practical information are included.
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Utilising clinical associates to address mental health service provision challenges in South Africa: the views of healthcare managers and providers
Background
A constraint in South Africa’s mental health system is the human resources required to provide services. Given the shortage of specialist mental health professionals, the use of non-specialists such as clinical associates in mental health task-sharing is essential. The study aimed to explore the views of health managers, doctors, and nurses in four districts of South Africa on the scale of mental illness seen in their health services, their human resources challenges, and their attitudes towards mental health task-sharing involving clinical associates.
Methods
Focus group discussions were conducted in one district in each of the four provinces where clinical associates were known to be employed. Focus group participants were purposively sampled to ensure that each focus group consisted of a combination of managers and healthcare professionals from hospital and primary health care levels. Audio recordings were transcribed, and thematic analysis was conducted.
Results
A total of 29 individuals participated. Four themes emerged from the focus group discussions. The first theme to emerge was ‘mental illness is not going away’ with substance use, increasing numbers of younger patients, and high rates of relapse and readmission accounting for this. The second theme identified was ‘the health system cannot cope with mental illness’ as mental health had not been prioritised and this had resulted in a lack of mental health units and beds, deficiencies at primary health care level, and human resources for mental health challenges. The third theme was ‘clinical associates could be part of the remedy’ based on past experience in other disciplines but constraints such as their scope of practice would need to be addressed. The final theme identified was ‘specialised clinical associates could help mend the mental health system’ but this would require a review of employment policies and a clarification of their roles.
Conclusions
Mental health is a significant and expanding concern. Clinical associates could help alleviate human resource constraints in mental health with enhanced undergraduate and advanced training. However, overcoming structural barriers such as scope of practice, regulatory issues, and creation of posts will be crucial to realise their potential contribution.
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A qualitative study of the IPS employment specialist role in the context of Nav employment in Norway
Background
Employment is recognised as a fundamental human right. Still, many people experiencing severe mental illness are outside the workforce. Appropriate employment has several benefits for mental health and is central to recovery and citizenship. Individual Placement and Support (IPS) integrates treatment and employment support and is an evidence-based model for supporting people experiencing severe mental illness to gain and maintain employment. Employment specialists are front-line workers of IPS. In Norway, the implementation of IPS is in a later phase and employment specialists are employed outside health services. This study explores and describes employment specialists’ job situation within this new context.
Methods
Qualitative data were collected through field notes and five focus group interviews. The study participants were 36 IPS employment specialists located at 13 different sites in Northern Norway. Transcripts and field notes were analysed by thematic analyses.
Results
Our findings show that the IPS structures are settled in Norway, but some challenges remain. The most prominent consequence of the new context is the challenge of integration within health teams. Nonetheless, employment specialists find their work with clients meaningful and having great impact with opportunities for personal and professional development.
Conclusion
IPS is anchored in Norwegian policy and several of the early intervention challenges are resolved. Our study provides increased understanding of the employment specialists job situation within the new IPS context in Norway. Employment specialists are “front-line-workers” in enacting the IPS principles, and their perspectives on the contextual change are crucial in the development of IPS.
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The Psychiatric Hospitalist
The rise of outpatient treatment as the preferred mental health intervention in the 1940s, and the subsequent deinstitutionalization movement of the 1960s, meant that the hospital care of patients with mental disorders fell out of favor. Until recently, in fact, inpatient care was overseen either by rotating faculty at an academic hospital or by a private psychiatrist who would manage both a clinic and an inpatient caseload. In The Psychiatric Hospitalist, Michael D. Jibson, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues make a strong case for an alternative model. The only book of its kind on the market, this guide comprehensively describes not only the structure of hospital-based psychiatry but also the qualities and skills needed to succeed in the setting. From the inpatient unit to consultation-liaison and emergency services, the book leverages vignettes and the expert insights of its contributors to tackle the effects of background and training on a hospitalist career, administrative responsibilities and opportunities for teaching and supervising in a hospital setting, diagnostic and treatment modalities, transitions in care and collaborating across disciplines, legal and ethical issues, and numerous other topics. Working in a hospital setting means treating acutely agitated—even violent—patients, individuals who have seriously harmed themselves, and those who need to be treated in an inpatient unit to keep them from taking their own lives. It is hardly a career path for the faint of heart! Yet, with the guidance offered in this volume, both novice clinicians and experienced hospitalists will have the tools they need to make an immediate and notable difference in their patients' lives and flourish professionally in the process.
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Psychological and Mental Health Support for Vietnamese University Students in Economics Majors: Approaches and Needs Assessment
The mental health of students in university has become an increasingly pressing concern due to rising academic pressure, career uncertainty, and major life transitions. Identifying students’ psychological support needs requires an understanding of the challenges they face, as well as their expectations regarding support forms, intervention methods, and service providers. This study employed a mixed-methods cross-sectional design, combining large-scale questionnaire surveys (701 respondents) with qualitative interviews to assess the mental health status and psychological support needs of students at economics universities in Vietnam. The findings reveal that students commonly experience negative emotional states, particularly anxiety related to academic workload, financial instability, personal health, and future career orientation. A proportion of students reported depressive symptoms such as persistent sadness, prolonged stress, and physiological disturbances including insomnia and disordered eating. While severe behavioral disorders are uncommon, signs of declining academic motivation, social withdrawal, and weakened interactions with lecturers are evident. Students express a strong demand for mental health support, especially in career guidance, learning strategies, emotional regulation, and interpersonal problem-solving. Individual, professional, confidential counseling services are the most preferred forms of support, highlighting the need for a comprehensive mental health and psychological support system tailored to the context of Vietnamese universities.
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The Effect of Vocational Counseling Interventions for Adults with Substance Use Disorders: A Narrative Review
The authors reviewed the research literature evaluating the effectiveness of vocational counseling interventions focused on employment for consumers with substance use disorders. This review included 11 articles related to vocational counseling interventions, which are either incorporated with substance use treatment or not. The results of this review revealed that vocational counseling services have been highly efficacious in resulting in part-time and full-time jobs. The study designs had some limitations, and few studies employed randomized control trials (RCT).
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