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ERIC Number: ED017357
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1964-Nov
Pages: 53
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THE INDIGENOUS NONPROFESSIONAL, A STRATEGY OF CHANGE IN COMMUNITY ACTION AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. REPORT NUMBER 3.
REIFF, ROBERT; RIESSMAN, FRANK
THIS REPORT IS A DISCUSSION OF A STRATEGY DESIGNED TO MEET THE MANPOWER AND PROGRAMMATIC CRISES THAT FACE THE NEW COMMUNITY ACTION AND COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS. IT IS A SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS OF THE NEED FOR AND THE USE OF INDIGENOUS NONPROFESSIONALS AS "BRIDGEMEN" BETWEEN THE PROFESSIONAL WORKER AND LOW INCOME PEOPLE. THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INDIGENOUS NONPROFESSIONAL, THE ISSUES IN TRAINING HIM, AND THE JOBS AVAILABLE FOR HIM ARE DISCUSSED IN THREE SECTIONS OF THE REPORT. A RELATED BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. (ES)
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Authoring Institution: National Inst. of Labor Education, New York, NY.
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