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The basic elements of community mental health education

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An adequate plan for community mental health education should include consideration of five basic elements which are derived from an examination of the core concepts of community mental health. These five elements are approached from the vantage point of the conceptualizations and skills necessary for practice in community mental health. Illustrations of these elements are offered along with some suggestions about relevant field experiences and conceptual tools.

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  1. University of Michigan, USA

    Thomas J. Powell D.S.W. (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Coordinator of Consultation Programs) &  John M. Riley Ph.D. (Associate Professor, School of Social Work)

  2. Washtenaw County Community Mental Health Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan

    Thomas J. Powell D.S.W. (Assistant Professor, School of Social Work, Coordinator of Consultation Programs)

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The authors are grateful to Sydney Bernard, Harvey Bertcher, Frederick Cox, Jesse Gordon, Henry Meyer, Eugene Litwak, and Dorothy Schroeder for their helpful comments on an earlier draft of the paper.

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Powell, T.J., Riley, J.M. The basic elements of community mental health education. Community Ment Health J 6, 196–202 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01435916

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