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Assessment of paraprofessionals' on‐the‐job performance in an outpatient child guidance clinic
Author(s) -
Durlak Joseph A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(197910)7:4<348::aid-jcop2290070412>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - interview , outpatient clinic , nursing , medicine , psychology , medical education , family medicine , law , political science
On‐the‐job performance of paraprofessional and professional staff of an outpatient child guidance clinic were compared in three respects: (a) ability to do intake interviewing, (b) maintain case records, and (c) collect research data for a therapy outcome study. Data indicated that paraprofessionals performed as well as professionals on each job activity, and suggest generally that paraprofessionals can adequately perform the various tasks assigned to them.