Are mental health professionals prepared and comfortable to provide services to people with disabilities? An exploratory analysis
Results support the need for professional training programs to include disability content and develop disability competence among current and future providers. Additional work is needed to address other systemic barriers to quality, effective mental health care for PWD.
Authors
- Mary Beth Bruder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8533-4653)
- Tara M. Lutz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7911-5294)
- Kelly E. Ferreira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9247-5980)
Institutions
- Trinity College (CA)
- Hartford Financial Services (United States)
- Trinity College (US)
- UConn Health (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Mental Health
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638237.2025.2512315
- Primary Topic
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Administration for Community Living