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The effects of a behavioral training program on nonprofessionals' endorsement of the “psychosocial” model
Author(s) -
Jeger Abraham M.,
McClure Gary
Publication year - 1980
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(198001)8:1<49::aid-jcop2290080109>3.0.co;2-u
Subject(s) - psychosocial , psychological intervention , psychology , clinical psychology , applied psychology , psychiatry
An experiment was conducted to determine the impact of behavioral training on psychiatric aides' endorsement of a psychosocial versus medical model. Following an eight‐week training program in behavior modification, experimental staff significantly changed their attitudes in a direction away from the “medical” model and towards the “psychosocial” orientation, relative to a no‐training control group. The findings were discussed in terms of the utility of such a measure for evaluating “behavioral community psychology” interventions.