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01-04-2019 | Original Paper

1-800-Externship: The Use of Hotlines as a Training Modality for Future Clinicians

Authors: Thomson J. Ling, Kristy N. Percario, Jessica M. Hauck, Emily P. Holland, Daniel Isenberg, Tiffany Henawi, Melanie A. Peters, Jenna Karahalios, Rebecca Messano

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 3/2019

Abstract

Mental health on college campuses is a growing issue. Despite a rise in demand for services, counseling centers generally offer assistance during business hours, with a limited number of clinicians. Hotlines can provide an avenue for suicide prevention and intervention while offering training to graduate counseling students. The present study used a qualitative approach to examine the benefits and challenges of using hotlines as a clinical training modality. Interviews with nine graduate students volunteering at a hotline were analyzed using a consensual qualitative research methodology. Several domains were identified, including: three domains related to initial involvement with a clinical training experience at a hotline, four related to the experience of volunteering, and five related to the connection of the clinical training experience to the participant’s development as a clinician. Hotlines as a training modality can be used to benefit the community and contribute to the development of future clinicians.

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Title: 1-800-Externship: The Use of Hotlines as a Training Modality for Future Clinicians
Authors: Thomson J. Ling
Kristy N. Percario
Jessica M. Hauck
Emily P. Holland
Daniel Isenberg
Tiffany Henawi
Melanie A. Peters
Jenna Karahalios
Rebecca Messano
Publication date: 01-04-2019
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-018-0322-0

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