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Problems and challenges for the mental health professional consulting to a Community Action Organization

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There is an evident lack of theoretical and empirical literature on the special issues of consultation to anti-poverty agencies. Three such issues are examined in relation to Schein's group process consultation model and Caplan's consultee-centered administrative consultation model. The importance of clinical skills for such work is apparent in the need for the consultant to respond to the interaction among intra- and interpersonal dynamics of anti-poverty workers and the oppressive forces of poverty in which they live and work. As such, the dichotomy presented by Reiff (1971) between the community mental health professional (emphasis on the person) and the community psychology professional (emphasis on the system) seems artificial.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, 20742, College Park, Maryland

    Dorothy A. Evans Ph.D. (Assistant Professor)

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The wise counsel of Drs. Milton Shore, Forrest Tyler, William Claiborn, and Mr. Daniel Hurley during preparation of this paper is gratefully acknowledged.

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Evans, D.A. Problems and challenges for the mental health professional consulting to a Community Action Organization. Community Ment Health J 9, 46–52 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01441434

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