Abstract
Training in community psychiatry is becoming an integral part of psychiatric residencies. This paper outlines the contribution to such training of Job Corps centers, serving as teaching laboratories in community psychiatry. As the only national training program for disadvantaged adolescents, Job Corps operates 123 centers across the country. Each center functions as a community in microcosm and provides an excellent opportunity for the learning and study of mental health consultation and social system dynamics. The Job Corps Mental Health Program provides a learning opportunity for psychiatrists at all levels of development.
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Caplan, Gerald. Personal communication. 1967.
Llewlyn, C. E. Discussion of psychiatric consultation: The Job Corps experience. Unpublished, 1967.
Macht, L. B., Scherl, D. J., & English, J. T.Psychiatric consultation: The Job Corps experience. Read at the Annual Meeting, American Psychiatric Association, 1967.
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Dr. Macht is Principal Psychiatrist, Deputy Medical Director, Job Corps, and Dr. English is Chief Psychiatrist, Assistant Director for Health Affairs, both of the Office of Economic Opportunity, Executive Office of the President, Washington, D.C.
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Macht, L.B., English, J.T. A learning opportunity for community psychiatry. Community Ment Health J 4, 229–231 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01879122
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01879122