Mental Health Counselors at Work features the assessment of mental health workers, who are non-traditionally trained, as well as the implications for work force utilization of this study.
This book first introduces the pilot training program, and then describes the settings in which mental health counselors (MHCs) were employed, as well as the characteristics of their work. MHCs expectations regarding future job functions are then presented. This text also looks into the evaluation of work of the featured MHCs, as well as into the reflections of the MHCs on their fieldwork experience. This book concludes by presenting the implications of the assessments made regarding the work of the featured MHCs.
This text will be invaluable to those in the field of mental health counseling, including trainers and practitioners.

• Front Cover 2
• Mental Health Counselors at Work 5
• Copyright Page 6
• Table of Contents 7
• Preface 10
• Chapter 1. Introduction 13
  • The Pilot Training Program 18
• Chapter 2 . Descriptive Material Concerning the Mental Health Counselors (MHCs) During Three Years of Employment 25
  • Settings 25
  • Characteristics of the MHCs' Work 31
  • Vocational Aspirations 46
  • Summary 51
• Chapter 3. Evaluations of Mental Health Counselors During Their Initial Three Years of Employment 52
  • Introduction 52
  • Supervisor Evaluations of the MHCs' On-the-Job Performance 53