Attracting psychologists to learning disability services: starting with assistants

Karen McKenzie; Kirsty MacDonald; Suzanne Wilson

Attracting psychologists to learning disability services: starting with assistants

Karen McKenzie, Kirsty MacDonald, Suzanne Wilson

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Assistants employed in a split support worker/psychology assistant post rated the experience of working with people with a learning disability positively and as an opportunity to increase knowledge of clinical psychology theory and its direct application to practice. Drawbacks included role ambiguity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	25-28
Number of pages	4
Journal	Clinical Psychology Forum
Volume	156
Publication status	Published - 2005

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