Table 7. Percentage of clinically trained mental health personnel involved in each type of work activity, by discipline, for specified years1

  Discipline and Year
Type of work Psychiatry2 1998 Psychology3 1999 Social Work4 1998 Psychiatric Nursing 1996 Counseling5 2000 Marriage/Family Therapy6 1998 Psycho-Social Rehab. 1994 School Psychology7 1998
(N) (976) (30,255) (96,407) (15,330) (108,104) (44,225) NA NA
Patient care/direct service 95.7 90.2 69.1 83.68 73.4 88.4 96.1 82.5
Research 19.7 26.0 1.7 27.4 0.4 16.5 NA 2.0
Teaching NA 40.2 9.2 42.9 10.8 46.7 NA 5.2
Administration 90.0 39.0 30.9 58.5 7.9 56.0 10.1 4.3
Other activities 87.3 42.9 2.9 62.69 7.5 34.1 NA 6.0

NA = Data not available
1 Percentage will not sum to 100 because clinically trained or clinically active mental health personnel can be involved in more than one type of work activity. Only psychiatry reported clinically active persons.
2 American Psychiatric Association Annual Census of Residents: 1998. Counts are based upon an estimated 98 percent response rate from the training programs.
3 Source: 1999 APA Directory Survey compiled by APA Research Office. Missing information has been excluded.
4 Current survey data allow only one choice; thus, data are not comparable to other disciplines.
5 Based on the NBCC National Study of the Professional Counselor (2000).
6 The total represents active marriage and family therapists. The total was distributed into type of work activity based on data from a survey of marriage and family therapists in 15 States by Doherty and Simmons (1995).
7 Data are from Thomas, A. (2000) Report to the National Association of School Psychologists' Delegate Assembly on State Demographic Survey and replace earlier data. Going from Patient Care/Direct Service to Other Activities, the old data are 69.0, 2.0, 7.0, 3.0, and 19.0.
8 Includes staff supervision.
9 Mainly consultation as other activity.

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