Chapter VI: Training Practitioners and Policymakers and Educating the Community

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Outline
Introduction
Policy Statements:
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Additional Resources

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Policy Statement 34: Evaluating Training

Evaluate the quality of training content and delivery; update training topics and curricula annually to ensure they reflect both the best practices in the field as well as the salient issues identified as problematic during the past year.

Overview
Recommendations:
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(See Chapter VIII: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes, for a more comprehensive discussion of assessing the results of policies and programs that are suggested by this report.)

Recommendations:

a.: Test whether trainees have effectively learned the material presented.
b.: Ensure that current national trends and facility-specific needs guide the training agenda.
c.: Promote workshops and seminars on mental illness at conferences and professional associations.