Human resource development: An underutilized tool of state mental health administration

  • Paul D. Peterson
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Abstract

Evidence from federally mandated plans suggests that state mental health administrators have not fully utilized human resource development as a management tool. The importance of human resource development interventions used in collaboration with other management strategies is discussed as an effective approach to mental health system development.

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Public Health Mental Health Health System Management Strategy Human Resource 
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© Human Sciences Press, Inc. 1994

Authors and Affiliations

  • Paul D. Peterson
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  1. 1.Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesUniversity of WashingtonTacoma

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