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. 2019 Oct 24;10:735. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00735

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.