Table 4.
Qualification of PARC staff employed by the MHCSS, staff mix between MHCSS and AMHS.
| Frequency | Percent | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff qualifications | ||||
| Diploma in mental health | 16 | 84 | ||
| Diploma in alcohol and other drugs | 10 | 53 | ||
| Diploma in clinical services | 1 | 5 | ||
| Bachelor’s degree | 18 | 95 | ||
| Master’s degree or higher | 12 | 63 | ||
| Peer worker | 11 | 58 | ||
| Consumer consultant | 0 | 0 | ||
| Carer consultant | 0 | 0 | ||
| Family and carer peer support worker | 2 | 11 | ||
| Other (please specify) | 5 | 26 | ||
| N of PARCs | Mean | SD | Range | |
| MHCSS staff | ||||
| Number of staff | 19 | 10.4 | 2.9 | 4–16 |
| Total equivalent full-time (EFT) | 18^ | 7.3 | 1.4 | 4–10 |
| AMHS staff | ||||
| Number of staff | 19 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 1–15 |
| Total EFT | 18 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1–8 |
| Other staff | ||||
| Number of staff | 19 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0–2 |
| Total EFT | 19 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0–4 |
^The data for one PARC was entered in error and so was removed from analysis.