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The knowledge base with respect to helping persons with long-term mental illness is expanding dramatically. Specific skills can be identified as critical for those who work with the long-term mentally ill. In contrast to in-service training, preservice (university-based) programs have been slow in offering relevant skills-based curricula. A model is proposed for describing current and future pre-service curricula. Curricula can be categorized as to whether it provides exposure, experience, or expertise in working with the long-term mentally ill. More than ever before the pre-service training programs seem ripe for the introduction of skill-based curricula relevant to helping persons who are psychiatrically disabled.
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Anthony, W.A., Cohen, M.R. & Farkas, M. Professional pre-service training for working with the long-term mentally ill. Community Ment Health J 24, 258–269 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00752470
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