Preparing behavioral health clinicians for success and retention in rural safety net practices.
health workforce
mental health
professional education
rural health services
safety net providers
Journal
The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
ISSN: 1748-0361
Titre abrégé: J Rural Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508122
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
05 Feb 2024
05 Feb 2024
Historique:
revised:
22
12
2023
received:
20
09
2023
accepted:
16
01
2024
medline:
6
2
2024
pubmed:
6
2
2024
entrez:
5
2
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
This study assesses how, among behavioral health clinicians working in rural safety net practices, the amount of exposure to care in rural underserved communities received during training relates to confidence in skills important in their work settings, successes in jobs and communities, and anticipated retention. This study uses survey data from Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Professional Counselors, and Psychologists working in rural safety net practices in 21 states while receiving educational loan repayment support from the National Health Service Corps, from 2015 to April 2022. Of the 778 survey respondents working in rural counties, 486 (62.5%) reported they had formal education experiences with medically underserved populations during their professional training, for a median of 47 weeks. In analyses adjusting for potential confounders, the estimated amount of rural training exposure was positively associated with a variety of indicators of clinicians' integration and fit with their communities as well as with longer anticipated retention within their rural safety net practices. The amount of training in care for rural underserved populations was not associated with clinicians' confidence levels in various professional skills or successes in their work, including connection with patients and work satisfaction. Formal training in care for underserved populations is a large part of the education of behavioral health clinicians who later work in rural safety net practices. More training in rural underserved care for these clinicians is associated with greater integration and fit in their communities and longer anticipated retention in their practices, but not with skills confidence or practice outcomes.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Subventions
Organisme : SAMHSA HHS
Pays : United States
Organisme : HRSA HHS
ID : U81HP46529-01-01
Pays : United States
Informations de copyright
© 2024 National Rural Health Association.
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