| Abstract: | This article describes the development of in-house mental health services in a large labor union local representing public school pedagogical employees. It focuses on the role of a psychologist in guiding program components for a targeted membership group through various stages of development: identifying needs, shaping intervention services, and creating a prevention module. It also describes the movement of services beyond the frame of the specific program to encompass a broader array of emergent mental health service needs, including consultation, technical advice, assistance in dealing with mental health managed care, and expansion of clinical–counseling services to a wider range of membership groups. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
