Wade H Silverman
Biographic Data
| ID | 5378759 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wade H Silverman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wade H |
| FAMILY NAME | Silverman |
| SIGNATURE | SILVERMAN W H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mental Health Policy in the Era of Deinstitutionalization
Self‐designed training for mental health advisory/governing boards
Self-designed continuing education for supervisors in community mental health
This paper describes a continuing education program designed to meet the needs and interests of supervisors working in community mental health centers. As initial group of supervisors was recruited as consultants to design all aspects of their educational experience. The group used a modified nominal group technique to develop the curriculum. Subsequently 28 trainees in three separate groups participated in the training program; they represented …
A statewide assessment of mental health governing board training needs
This paper describes a statewide survey assessment of the training needs of governing board members and presents a demographic profile of governing board presidents. Presidents of the 55 governing boards in a consortium of state-funded, community-based mental health agencies were mailed questionnaires. They were asked to respond in terms of board rather than individual priorities. Forty-four questionnaires were returned representing 80% of the sa…
Primary presenting problem and mental health service delivery
This study describes the variety of problems reported by clients seeking the services of a large urban community mental health center and explores the extent to which these problems are related to three sets of variables: client demographic characteristics, system entry, and system response. A 10% random sample totaling 273 case files was examined. The most frequently reported problem area was interpersonal followed by drug/alcohol abuse and cogn…
Some Aspects of Advisory Board Functioning in a Large Urban Area
In order to gain a better understanding of conmunity mental health advisory boards, a survey of board members was conducted to identify their perception of various aspects of board structure and processes and of the adequacy of board and center operations. The sample consisted of 40 respondents representing boards of 15 of the 19 centers of an urban mental health department. Board members tended to be action oriented, highly concerned with the ad…
Are dropouts, dropouts
In this study, the perceptions of unilateral terminators, "dropouts," of their visit to a community mental health center were examined. A telephone survey was conducted to assess client satisfaction, impressions of the setting and therapist, helpfulness of the visit, expectations of and reported services received, and source and degree of problem(s) solution. Forty-seven respondents participated in the survey. Seventy percent were satisfied with …
Knowledge assessment of mental health advisory boards
Informed citizen advisory boards are vital to the operation of community mental health programs. In order to provide relevant educational experiences, a continuing education program conducted a survey of the self-judged level of knowledge of a sample of board members in a large city. The sample consisted of 57 respondents representing 16 of 19 city mental health centers and the three federally funded community health centers located in the city. …
Fundamental role characteristics of the community psychologist
The purpose of this paper is to examine four fundamental characteristics of the community psychologist's role. Understanding the nature of these characteristics is important to the development of community psychology. They are marginality, complexity, informality, and evolvement. Marginality is a consequence of the separateness of the change agent from the host system. This separateness promotes access and mobility, which facilitates the process …
Hellop I'm a community psychologist and you're notp
Hellop I'm a community psychologist and you're notp
Problems involved in delivering emergency services in a hospital-based community mental health center
Day hospital in the context of a community mental health program
Some factors related to consultee satisfaction with consultation
Knowledge assessment of mental health advisory boards
Informed citizen advisory boards are vital to the operation of community mental health programs. In order to provide relevant educational experiences, a continuing education program conducted a survey of the self-judged level of knowledge of a sample of board members in a large city. The sample consisted of 57 respondents representing 16 of 19 city mental health centers and the three federally funded community health centers located in the city. …
Some Aspects of Advisory Board Functioning in a Large Urban Area
In order to gain a better understanding of conmunity mental health advisory boards, a survey of board members was conducted to identify their perception of various aspects of board structure and processes and of the adequacy of board and center operations. The sample consisted of 40 respondents representing boards of 15 of the 19 centers of an urban mental health department. Board members tended to be action oriented, highly concerned with the ad…
Day hospital in the context of a community mental health program
Self‐designed training for mental health advisory/governing boards
Some factors related to consultee satisfaction with consultation
Some factors related to consultee satisfaction with consultation
Problems involved in delivering emergency services in a hospital-based community mental health center
Day hospital in the context of a community mental health program
Hellop I'm a community psychologist and you're notp
Hellop I'm a community psychologist and you're notp
Knowledge assessment of mental health advisory boards
Informed citizen advisory boards are vital to the operation of community mental health programs. In order to provide relevant educational experiences, a continuing education program conducted a survey of the self-judged level of knowledge of a sample of board members in a large city. The sample consisted of 57 respondents representing 16 of 19 city mental health centers and the three federally funded community health centers located in the city. …
Fundamental role characteristics of the community psychologist
The purpose of this paper is to examine four fundamental characteristics of the community psychologist's role. Understanding the nature of these characteristics is important to the development of community psychology. They are marginality, complexity, informality, and evolvement. Marginality is a consequence of the separateness of the change agent from the host system. This separateness promotes access and mobility, which facilitates the process …
Some Aspects of Advisory Board Functioning in a Large Urban Area
In order to gain a better understanding of conmunity mental health advisory boards, a survey of board members was conducted to identify their perception of various aspects of board structure and processes and of the adequacy of board and center operations. The sample consisted of 40 respondents representing boards of 15 of the 19 centers of an urban mental health department. Board members tended to be action oriented, highly concerned with the ad…
Are dropouts, dropouts
In this study, the perceptions of unilateral terminators, "dropouts," of their visit to a community mental health center were examined. A telephone survey was conducted to assess client satisfaction, impressions of the setting and therapist, helpfulness of the visit, expectations of and reported services received, and source and degree of problem(s) solution. Forty-seven respondents participated in the survey. Seventy percent were satisfied with …
A statewide assessment of mental health governing board training needs
This paper describes a statewide survey assessment of the training needs of governing board members and presents a demographic profile of governing board presidents. Presidents of the 55 governing boards in a consortium of state-funded, community-based mental health agencies were mailed questionnaires. They were asked to respond in terms of board rather than individual priorities. Forty-four questionnaires were returned representing 80% of the sa…
Primary presenting problem and mental health service delivery
This study describes the variety of problems reported by clients seeking the services of a large urban community mental health center and explores the extent to which these problems are related to three sets of variables: client demographic characteristics, system entry, and system response. A 10% random sample totaling 273 case files was examined. The most frequently reported problem area was interpersonal followed by drug/alcohol abuse and cogn…
Self‐designed training for mental health advisory/governing boards
Self-designed continuing education for supervisors in community mental health
This paper describes a continuing education program designed to meet the needs and interests of supervisors working in community mental health centers. As initial group of supervisors was recruited as consultants to design all aspects of their educational experience. The group used a modified nominal group technique to develop the curriculum. Subsequently 28 trainees in three separate groups participated in the training program; they represented …
Mental Health Policy in the Era of Deinstitutionalization
Psychology (13 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Mental health (9 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Community Health and Development (7 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Medical education (5 works) · Citation (4 works) · Educational and Psychological Assessments (4 works)