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Mental health in the job corps: An exploration of the role of the mental health worker in programs of education and training

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Recent years have seen the proliferation of programs of education and training. Mental health workers have become increasingly involved in such programs and have provided varied services. This paper reports the experience of psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers in the Job Corps, the most intensive and only nationwide residential training program for disadvantaged youth. It is a report on the proceedings of the First Job Corps Mental Health Colloquium held in June, 1967. Moreover, the paper is an exploration of the role of the mental health worker in this and other similar programs.

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  1. Lee B. Macht M.D. (Senior psychiatric consultant, Research fellow in psychiatry) & Donald J. Scherl M.D. (Senior psychiatric consultant, Director, Instructor in psychiatry)

    Present address: Job Corps Health Office, Office of Economic Opportunity, USA

  2. William J. Bicknell M.D., M.P.H. (Western representative)

    Present address: Office for Health Affairs, Office of Economic Opportunity, Executive Office of the President, 20506, Washington, D.C.

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Job Corps Health Office, Office of Economic Opportunity, USA

    Elizabeth Ozawa A.B. (Research associate)

  2. Harvard Medical School, 74 Fenwood Road, 02115, Boston, Mass.

    Lee B. Macht M.D. (Senior psychiatric consultant, Research fellow in psychiatry)

  3. Community Mental Health Services, Massachusetts Mental Health Center, USA

    Donald J. Scherl M.D. (Senior psychiatric consultant, Director, Instructor in psychiatry)

  4. Harvard Medical School, Boston

    Donald J. Scherl M.D. (Senior psychiatric consultant, Director, Instructor in psychiatry)

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  1. Lee B. Macht M.D.
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Dr. Macht, formerly principal psychiatrist, deputy medical director, Job Corps, Office of Economic Opportunity, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.

Dr. Bicknell, formerly medical director, Job Corps

Dr. Scherl, formerly deputy director for health affairs (actg.), Office of Economic Opportunity

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Macht, L.B., Bicknell, W.J., Scherl, D.J. et al. Mental health in the job corps: An exploration of the role of the mental health worker in programs of education and training. Community Ment Health J 5, 367–381 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01438982

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